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Arnold Manoff (April 25, 1914 – February 10, 1965) was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. As a result of the blacklist he wrote under a pseudonym through the 1960s. Manoff's experiences while blacklisted were among the inspirations for the 1976 film The Front.
- American
- April 25, 1914, New York City, U.S.
- 1942–1965
- 4, including Dinah Manoff
Mar 7, 2023 · Dragged in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee – suspected of communist sympathies like her husband, screenwriter Arnold Manoff – she was blacklisted from film and television for the next 12 years. A lesser person may have been cowed. Grant was galvanised. Lee Grant in a promo picture for 1967 movie Valley of the Dolls.
Jan 28, 2020 · Compounding her difficulties was an unhappy relationship with her first husband, blacklisted screenwriter Arnold Manoff, which Grant chronicles in her memoir, I Said Yes to Everything. When...
Jul 20, 2021 · Grant was blacklisted ultimately because her husband, Arnold Manoff, was ratted out as a communist by a blacklistee. She was forced to name someone as a communist, and her only two options were to name them and be able to work, or not name them and be blacklisted.
Feb 27, 1996 · Oscar-winning actress Lee Grant, married then to playwright Arnold Manoff, a Communist, was listed after speaking at a memorial service for blacklisted actor J. Edward Bromberg.
ARNOLD MANOFF, FILMWRITER, 50; Author Also of Plays for TV Dies -- Blacklisted in 50's - The New York Times. Share full article. Feb. 12, 1965. The New York Times Archives. See the article in...
Arnold Manoff (April 25, 1914 – February 10, 1965) was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. As a result of the blacklist he wrote under a pseudonym through the 1960s.
