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Oliver Crawford (August 12, 1917 – September 24, 2008) was an American screenwriter and author who overcame the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy Era of the 1950s to become one of the entertainment industry's most successful television writers. [1]
Sep 29, 2008 · TV and film writer Oliver Crawford, who went on to write for series including “Star Trek” after being blacklisted in the 1950s, died Sept. 24 in Los Angeles. He was 91. Crawford was Emmy...
Sep 30, 2008 · Oliver Kaufman Crawford, who overcame the blacklist of the 1950s to become one of television’s most successful writers, has died. He was 91.
Oliver Crawford was born on 12 August 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Star Trek (1966), Terry and the Pirates (1952) and The Outer Limits (1963). He was married to Bertha (Bert) Ethel Pikus. He died on 24 September 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Additional Crew, Producer
- August 12, 1917
- Oliver Crawford
- September 24, 2008
Sep 24, 2008 · Oliver Crawford, a writer who endured the Hollywood blacklist of he 1950s and went on to become a frequent contributor to such television show as Star Trek, Bonanza and Perry Mason, died of complications from pneumonia September 24, 2008, at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 91.
Sep 29, 2008 · Oliver Kaufman Crawford, who overcame the “Red Scare” blacklist of the 1950s to become one of television’s most successful writers, has died at age 91.
Oliver Crawford. Writer. 11 August 1917 to 23 September 2008. A writer blacklisted during the Communist witchhunts of the 1950s, Crawford recovered to become a much in-demand television writer in the ensuing decades.
