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Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was an American journalist and screenwriter blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios during the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s.
Ring Lardner Jr. moved to Hollywood where he worked as a publicist and "script doctor" before writing his own material. This included Woman of the Year, a film that won him an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 1942. He also worked on the scripts for the films Laura (1944), Brotherhood of Man (1946), Forever Amber (1947), and M*A*S*H (1970). The script of the latter earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Lardner held strong left-wing views and during the Spanish Civil War he helped raise funds for the Republican cause. He was also involved in organizing anti-fascist demonstrations. His brother, James Lardner, was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, and was killed in action in Spain in 1938. Although his political involvement upset the owners of the film studios, he continued to be given work and in 1947 became one of the highest paid scriptwriters in Hollywood when he signed a contract with 20th Century Fox at $2,000 a week.
Filmography
all 29
Movies 29
Writer 16
Screenplay 6
self 5
Semi-Tough (1977)
The Greatest (1977)
Hollywood on Trial (1976)
Lady Liberty (1971)
The Deadly Trap (1971)
M*A*S*H (1970)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
The Cardinal (1963)
Virgin Island (1959)
The Big Night (1951)
Swiss Tour (1949)
Forever Amber (1947)
Laura (1944)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Arkansas Judge (1941)
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-08-15
Deathday
2000-10-31 (85 years old)
Birth Place
Chicago, United States
Relationships
Silvia Schulman (1937 - 1945), s Chaney (1946 - 2000)
Father
Ring Lardner
Siblings
John Lardner, David Lardner
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
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