Leigh Brackett
Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American author, particularly of science fiction. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on famous films such as The Big Sleep (1945), Rio Bravo (1959), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
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Famous quotes by leigh brackett:
“Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances.”
—Leigh Brackett (19151978)
“J.P. Harrah: What the hell are you doin here?
Cole: Im lookin at a tin star with a drunk pinned on it.”
—Leigh Brackett (19151978)
“You know Id a shot her when she come runnin up here, but shes got the blame best lookin legs I ever seen.... Well, Ill be a suck egg mulelegs like that and can shoot too.”
—Leigh Brackett (19151978)
“Cole Thornton: Just a minute, son.
Mississippi: I am not your son. My name is Alan Bourdillon Traherne.
Cole: Lord almighty.
Mississippi: Yeah, well, thats why most people call me Mississippi. I was born on the river in a flatboat.”
—Leigh Brackett (19151978)
“Her I love. You I dont even like.”
—Leigh Brackett, U.S. screenwriter, and Robert Altman. Marty Augustine (Mark Rydell)