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Lester Cole (June 19, 1904 – August 15, 1985) was an American screenwriter. Cole was one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors who were cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted for their refusal to testify regarding their alleged involvement with the Communist Party. Born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Polish immigrants to the United States, his father was a Marxist garment industry union organiser, and Cole was a dedicated socialist from childhood.Lester Cole began his career as an actor but soon turned to screenwriting. His first work was If I Had a Million. In 1933, he joined with John Howard Lawson and Samuel Ornitz to establish the Writers Guild of America, and in 1934 joined the American Communist Party.
Between 1932 and 1947, Cole wrote more than forty screenplays that were made into motion pictures.
Filmography
all 45
Movies 45
Writer 40
self 2
Screenplay 1
Hollywood on Trial (1976)
Born Free (1966)
Květy a kořeny (1959)
High Wall (1947)
Fiesta (1947)
Hostages (1943)
The Big Guy (1939)
Behind the Mike (1937)
The President's Mystery (1936)
Pursued (1934)
Wild Gold (1934)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1904-06-19
Deathday1985-08-15 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJ. Redmond Prior, Lewis Copley, Gerald L.C. Copley
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