Robert Buckner Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Robert Meltzer Award from the Writers Guild of America for his 1951 screenplay "Bright Victory․"
• Held degrees from the University of Virginia, the University of Edinburgh, and the École Polytechnique in Paris
• One of his early short stories appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, which led to the contract with Warner Brothers that would launch his screenwriting career
• Worked as an English teacher, tour guide, courier, and correspondent for the Daily Mail newspaper in London before becoming a screenwriter
• Also produced a number of the films he wrote, including "From Hell to Texas" and "Sword in the Desert․"
• Best known for writing westerns, including "Santa Fe Trail" and "Dodge City․"
• Worked for various publishing and advertising agencies when he returned to the U․S․ from Britain