Ring Lardner Jr.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie Self (archive footage)
2001
The Majestic
Movie Self (Hollywood Ten, arrives, behind Biberman) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Movie Self
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Movie Self
1996
Red Hollywood
Movie Self
1990
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Movie Self
1977
Semi-Tough
Movie Additional Writing
1977
The Greatest
Movie Writer
1976
Woman of the Year
Movie Original Film Writer
1972
M*A*S*H
TV show Writer
1971
Lady Liberty
Movie Dialogue
1971
The Deadly Trap
Movie Additional Writing
1970
M*A*S*H
Movie Screenplay
1965
The Cincinnati Kid
Movie Screenplay
1963
The Cardinal
Movie Screenplay
1960
A Breath of Scandal
Movie Writer