James R. Webb is an American business strategist who was elected as the President of the United States Judo Association in 2006. He is a former national judo champion, national coach and international referee, and holds an eighth degree black belt in judo, a seventh degree black belt in jujutsu, and a second degree black belt in karate. He currently serves on the board of the US Olympic Committee's National Governing Body for judo, USA Judo. In addition, he is also a graduate of both the Kodokan Judo Summer Course and Kodokan Judo Kata Course in Japan. He is a long time student of 9th Dan Vince Tamura.Webb was educated at West Point, the University of Dallas and MIT. After providing leadership in such prominent consulting firms as Price Waterhouse, Deloitte & Touche and EDS A.T. Kearney, he became an internationally known strategy consultant. Prior to his strategy consulting career, he served as a Special Forces commanding officer. He is currently a professor at Southern Methodist University.
During the 1930's, he was a fiction writer for a number of national magazines, including Colliers, Cosmopolitan and the Saturday Evening Post.
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During World War II, Webb served in North Africa as personal aide to General Lloyd R. Fredendall, the commander of the U.S. Second Corps. He was present during the defeat of the American forces at the battle of Kasserine Pass, after which Fredendall was relieved of command and sent back to the U.S..
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(1962-1963) President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw)
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Educated at Stanford University.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cape Fear
1991
earlier screenplay
The Organization
1971
written by
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
screenplay
The Hawaiians
1970
screenplay
Alfred the Great
1969/I
screenplay / story
Sinful Davey
1969
written by - as James R Webb
Guns for San Sebastian
1968
English screenplay
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
screenplay
Kings of the Sun
1963
screenplay
How the West Was Won
1962
written by - suggested by the series "How the West Was Won" which appeared in LIFE magazine
Cape Fear
1962
screenplay
Pork Chop Hill
1959
screenplay
The Big Country
1958
screenplay
Trapeze
1956
screenplay
Cheyenne
1956
TV Series screenplay - 1 episode
Illegal
1955
screenplay
The Millionaire
1955
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Vera Cruz
1954
screenplay
Apache
1954
written for the screen by
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
screenplay
The Charge at Feather River
1953
written by
The Iron Mistress
1952
screenplay
Operation Secret
1952
The Big Trees
1952
screenplay
Close to My Heart
1951
novel "A Baby for Midge" / screenplay
Raton Pass
1951
screenplay
Montana
1950
screenplay
South of St. Louis
1949
writer
California Firebrand
1948
story - uncredited
South of Santa Fe
1942
original screenplay
Jesse James at Bay
1941
screenplay
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
original screenplay
Rags to Riches
1941
Nevada City
1941
original screenplay - as James Webb
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1975
Edmund J. North Award
Writers Guild of America, USA
1974
Morgan Cox Award
Writers Guild of America, USA
1965
Bronze Wrangler
Western Heritage Awards
Theatrical Motion Picture
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
1965
Valentine Davies Award
Writers Guild of America, USA
1964
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen