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Albert Maltz ( / mɔːlts /; October 28, 1908 – April 26, 1985) was an American playwright, fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the Hollywood Ten who were jailed in 1950 for their 1947 refusal to testify before the US Congress about their involvement with the Communist Party USA.
Albert Maltz was an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a Communist Party member who was blacklisted in the 1950s. He wrote socially aware dramas such as Casablanca and The House I Live In, and faced persecution for his political views.
- October 28, 1908
- April 26, 1985
Albert Maltz. Writer: Broken Arrow. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Albert Maltz was born on October 28, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Columbia University in 1930, he attended the Yale School of Drama for two years as a tyro playwright.
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Apr 28, 1985 · Writer Albert Maltz, one of the “Hollywood 10,” whose careers were overshadowed if not eclipsed by their refusal to betray their friends and principles by testifying before the House Un-American...
The blacklist disappeared by the early 1960s, and Trumbo and Lardner subsequently wrote screenplays under their own names. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt. Other articles where Albert Maltz is discussed: Hollywood Ten: , John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel ...
Apr 29, 1985 · Albert Maltz, an Academy-Award-winning screenwriter and one of 10 Hollywood figures jailed in 1950 and blacklisted by the movie industry for refusing to answer questions of the House Committee on...
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Nov 3, 2023 · Playwright Albert Maltz wrote 'The Morrison Case' after being blacklisted during the McCarthy Red Scare. The demonstration in this photo took place in 1950.
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