Question: William Dodson "Bill" Broyles Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American screenwriter, who has worked on Jarhead, a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on which U.S. Marine's 2003 memoir, of the same name, directed by Sam Mendes?

Context articles: Pride of the Marines
Jarhead (film)
Heaven &amp; Earth (1993 film)
Neal Street Productions
American Sniper
Thank You for Your Service (2017 film)
Anthony Swofford
William Broyles Jr.
Born on the Fourth of July (film)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)

Pride of the Marines is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield and Eleanor Parker.
 It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was blinded by a grenade, and his subsequent rehabilitation.
 The film was based on the Roger Butterfield book "Al Schmid, Marine".
Jarhead is a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name, directed by Sam Mendes, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford with Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard and Chris Cooper.
 The title comes from the slang term used to refer to United States Marines.
Heaven & Earth is a 1993 American biographical war drama film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le.
 It is the third and final film in Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, which also includes "Platoon" (1986) and "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989).
Neal Street Productions is a British film, television and theatre production company.
 The company was set up in 2003 by Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris and Caro Newling.
 Nicolas Brown joined in 2013 to work across the film and TV portfolio.
 The company's movies include "Revolutionary Road", "Jarhead" and "Starter for 10".
 Their TV dramas include the award-winning "Stuart: A Life Backwards" with Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch, "Penny Dreadful" and "Call the Midwife".
 In theatre Neal Street has produced "The Bridge Project", "Shrek the Musical" and the London West End musical of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", directed by Sam Mendes.
American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall.
 It is loosely based on the memoir "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History" (2012) by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice.
 The film follows the life of Kyle, who became the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War, 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense.
 While Kyle was celebrated for his military successes, his tours of duty took a heavy toll on his personal and family life.
 The film was produced by Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, and Peter Morgan.
 It stars Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya, with Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, Cory Hardrict, Kevin Lacz, Navid Negahban, and Keir O'Donnell in supporting roles.
Thank You for Your Service is an upcoming American biographical war drama film written and directed by Jason Hall in his directorial debut, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by David Finkel.
 The film is about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depicting United States soldiers who try to adjust to civilian life after returning from Iraq.
 The film is produced by DreamWorks Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures, starring Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Beulah Koale, Amy Schumer, and Scott Haze.
 Principal photography began on February 9, 2016 in Atlanta.
 It is scheduled for release on October 27, 2017.
Anthony Swofford (born August 12, 1970) is an American writer and former U.S. Marine, best known for his 2003 book "Jarhead", based heavily on his accounts of various situations encountered in the Persian Gulf War.
 This memoir was the basis of the 2005 film of the same name, directed by Sam Mendes.
 The title refers to a nickname for the Marines, which itself is derived from the traditional high and tight haircuts favored by the Marines, giving them a "jar-like" appearance.
William Dodson "Bill" Broyles Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American screenwriter, who has worked on the television series "China Beach", and the films "Apollo 13", "Cast Away", "Entrapment", "Planet of the Apes", "Unfaithful", "The Polar Express", and "Jarhead".
 He also assisted in the screenplay of "Saving Private Ryan".
 He was married to the actress Linda Purl from 1988 to 1992.
 Thereafter, he married Andrea Berndt and had two daughters with her.
Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on the best-selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic.
Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 American biographical war drama film based on the 1952 book of the same name written by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer on his experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951 during World War II, the interim period, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army's invasion of Tibet in 1950.
 Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Brad Pitt and David Thewlis, the score was composed by John Williams and features cellist Yo-Yo Ma.