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  1. Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was an American screenwriter. A member of the "Hollywood Ten", he was blacklisted by the Hollywood film studios during the late 1940s and 1950s after his appearance as an "unfriendly" witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) leading to Lardner being found ...

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    • 1937–1977
    • October 31, 2000 (aged 85), New York City, U.S.
    • Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr., August 19, 1915, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
  2. Ring Lardner Jr.. Writer: M*A*S*H. The Oscar-winning screenwriter, Ring Lardner, Jr., will always be known for one of two things: that he was the son of one of the greatest humorists American literature has produced, and he was one of the Hollywood 10, the ten film-makers who refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigating subversion in Hollywood and ...

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    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  3. Nov 2, 2000 · Ring Lardner Jr., last of the Hollywood 10, dies. By Louis Sahagun and Robert W. Welkos. Nov. 2, 2000 12 AM PT. Los Angeles Times Staff Writers. Ring Lardner Jr., the Academy Award-winning ...

  4. Nov 2, 2000 · Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. was born in Chicago on Aug. 15, 1915, one of four sons born to Ring Lardner and the former Ellis Abbott. The other three sons, James, David and John, also became ...

  5. Ring Lardner Jr.. Writer: M*A*S*H. The Oscar-winning screenwriter, Ring Lardner, Jr., will always be known for one of two things: that he was the son of one of the greatest humorists American literature has produced, and he was one of the Hollywood 10, the ten film-makers who refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigating subversion in Hollywood and ...

    • August 15, 1915
    • October 31, 2000
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  7. Nov 1, 2000 · Ring Lardner Jr. shared an Academy Award for best original screenplay with Michael Kanin in 1942 for "Woman of the Year," a comedy that marked the first teaming of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

  8. In his three-hour interview, Ring Lardner, Jr. (1915-2000) describes his work as a screenwriter and his experiences as one of the most high-profile victims of the Hollywood Blacklist. He talks about working on films including A Star Is Born, for which he contributed the movie's famous ending, Woman of the Year, for which he and co-writer Michael Kanin won an Academy Award, and Laura, the ...

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