Richard L. Breen
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| Born | (1918-06-26)June 26, 1918
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Died | February 1, 1967(1967-02-01) (aged 48)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Screenwriter, Director |
| Years active | 1948–1967 |
Richard L. Breen (June 26, 1918 – February 1, 1967) was a Hollywood screenwriter and director.
Breen was born in ChicagoofIrish Catholic extraction. He began as a freelance radio writer. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he began writing for films. He won an Oscar for his work on the screenplaytoTitanic (1953), and was nominated for A Foreign Affair (1948) and Captain Newman, M.D. (1963). In 1957, he directed one film Stopover Tokyo, and then returned to screenwriting. He was president of the Screenwriters' Guild from 1952 to 1953.[citation needed]
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