Salt of the Earth
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Herbert J. Biberman (March 4, 1900 [1] – June 30, 1971) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was one of the Hollywood Ten and directed Salt of the Earth (1954), a film barely released in the United States, about a zinc miners' strike in Grant County, New Mexico.
Herbert J. Biberman was a progressive filmmaker who directed Salt of the Earth, a blacklisted movie about a miners' strike. He was one of the Hollywood Ten who refused to testify before HUAC and was imprisoned for contempt of Congress.
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Nov 16, 2015 · Herbert J. Biberman (1900 – 1971) Herbert Biberman - P 2015. AP Images. Biberman began his career at age 28, directing plays and helping run the Theatre Guild in New York City.
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Jul 1, 1971 · Herbert J. Biberman, a lead ing director for the Theater Guild and director of the award‐winning film “Salt of the Earth,” died yesterday of bone cancer at the Hospital for Joint Diseases. He...
Herbert J. Biberman (March 4, 1900 – June 30, 1971), was an American screenwriter and film director. He may be best known for having been one of the Hollywood Ten as well as directing Salt of the Earth, a 1954 film about a zinc miners' strike in Grant County, New Mexico.
About the author (2003) Herbert J. Biberman (March 4, 1900 - June 30, 1971), was an American screenwriter and film director. He may be best known for having been one of the Hollywood Ten as...
Stage actor and director who joined Columbia in 1935 and directed three films before being victimized as one of the "Hollywood Ten" in 1947. After serving a six-month jail term for contempt of...
