William Broyles Jr.

William Broyles Jr. is an American screenwriter and producer born on October 8, 1944, in Houston, Texas, known for writing films such as Cast Away, Apollo 13, and Flags of Our Fathers, and for creating the television series China Beach and Six. He co-founded Texas Monthly magazine and served as editor of Newsweek from 1982 to 1984, and his work on Apollo 13 earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.