---
title: 'W. R. Burnett'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'novelist'
  - 'writer'
  - 'screenwriter'
born: '1899-11-25'
died: '1982-04-25'
birthplace: 'Springfield'
deathplace: 'Santa Monica'
films_in_library: 24
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/w-r-burnett'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._R._Burnett'
wikidata: 'Q1287768'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# W. R. Burnett

novelist, writer, screenwriter.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1968 · [Ice Station Zebra](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ice-station-zebra-1968) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [The Great Escape](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-escape-1963) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [4 for Texas](https://cinepixo.com/movies/4-for-texas-1963) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Sergeants 3](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sergeants-3-1962) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [The Badlanders](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-badlanders-1958) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Accused of Murder](https://cinepixo.com/movies/accused-of-murder-1956) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Captain Lightfoot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/captain-lightfoot-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [I Died a Thousand Times](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-died-a-thousand-times-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Illegal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/illegal-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Dangerous Mission](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dangerous-mission-1954) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Law and Order](https://cinepixo.com/movies/law-and-order-1953) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Vendetta](https://cinepixo.com/movies/vendetta-1950) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Yellow Sky](https://cinepixo.com/movies/yellow-sky-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Belle Starr's Daughter](https://cinepixo.com/movies/belle-starrs-daughter-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [The Man I Love](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-i-love-1947) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Nobody Lives Forever](https://cinepixo.com/movies/nobody-lives-forever-1946) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Background to Danger](https://cinepixo.com/movies/background-to-danger-1943) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Wake Island](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wake-island-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [This Gun for Hire](https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-gun-for-hire-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [High Sierra](https://cinepixo.com/movies/high-sierra-1941) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [The Westerner](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-westerner-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Scarface](https://cinepixo.com/movies/scarface-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [The Beast of the City](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beast-of-the-city-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [Iron Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/iron-man-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/w-r-burnett
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.