Biography of the writer who was a victim of the HUAC in the 1950s, blacklisted due to his political affiliations. Despite this, he continued to write under pseudonyms, much like Ring Lardner Jr. and Dalton Trumbo, two other blacklisted writers.
One of his most notable contributions during this time was his work on the "You Are There" TV segments, a collaboration with Arnold Manoff and Abraham Polonsky, which starred Walter Cronkite. The team's work on this project was a significant achievement, given the challenging circumstances they faced.
The writer's screenplay for "The Front" (1976),a dark comedy about blacklisted screenwriters, starring Woody Allen, is also of great importance. The characters in the film are based on a composite of the writer, Manoff, and Polonsky, making it a semi-autobiographical work.
Prior to being blacklisted, the writer had a successful career, writing for The New Yorker magazine and the G.I. weekly "Yank" during World War II. He graduated from Dartmouth and quickly made a name for himself in Hollywood, but his promising career was cut short when he was blacklisted.
Despite the unfair treatment he received, the writer went on to have a remarkable career, earning the Writers Guild of America East Lifetime Achievement Award. He also wrote a book about his experiences, "Inside Out: A Memoir of the Blacklist".
