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Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner Jr. (August 19, 1915 β 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 32
Movies 32
Writer 27
self 4
Screenplay 1
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (2000)
Red Hollywood (1996)
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)
Semi-Tough (1977)
The Greatest (1977)
Woman of the Year (1976)
Lady Liberty (1971)
The Deadly Trap (1971)
M*A*S*H (1970)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
The Cardinal (1963)
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
Virgin Island (1959)
Robin Hood: The Movie (1955)
The Big Night (1951)
Up Front (1951)
The Hollywood Ten (1950)
Swiss Tour (1949)
The Forbidden Street (1949)
Forever Amber (1947)
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Brotherhood of Man (1945)
Tomorrow, the World! (1944)
Laura (1944)
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Arkansas Judge (1941)
The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
Meet Dr. Christian (1939)
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1915-08-19
Deathday2000-10-31 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
FatherRing Lardner
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRinggold Wilmer Lardner Jr.
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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