About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1915-08-19
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Ring Lardner, Jr.

Overview

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Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was an American journalist and screenwriter blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios during the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s.

Ring Lardner Jr. moved to Hollywood where he worked as a publicist and "script doctor" before writing his own material. This included Woman of the Year, a film that won him an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 1942. He also worked on the scripts for the films Laura (1944), Brotherhood of Man (1946), Forever Amber (1947), and M*A*S*H (1970). The script of the latter earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Lardner held strong left-wing views and during the Spanish Civil War he helped raise funds for the Republican cause. He was also involved in organizing anti-fascist demonstrations. His brother, James Lardner, was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, and was killed in action in Spain in 1938. Although his political involvement upset the owners of the film studios, he continued to be given work and in 1947 became one of the highest paid scriptwriters in Hollywood when he signed a contract with 20th Century Fox at $2,000 a week.

Known for

Acting
2000 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' Actor Self 59
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1996 Red Hollywood Actor Self 59
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1990 Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey Actor Self 59
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1950 The Hollywood Ten Actor Self 59
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Writing
1977 The Greatest Writing Writer 58
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1976 Woman of the Year Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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1971 Lady Liberty Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1971 Lady Liberty Writing Dialogue 58
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1970 M*A*S*H Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
1965 The Cincinnati Kid Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1963 The Cardinal Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1960 A Breath of Scandal Writing Writer 58
Average
1959 Virgin Island Writing Writer 59
Average
1951 The Big Night Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1949 Swiss Tour Writing Dialogue N/A
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1949 The Forbidden Street Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 Forever Amber Writing Writer 59
Average
1946 Cloak and Dagger Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1945 Brotherhood of Man Writing Writer 58
Average
1944 Tomorrow, the World! Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1944 Laura Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
1943 The Cross of Lorraine Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1942 Woman of the Year Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1941 Arkansas Judge Writing Adaptation N/A
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1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian Writing Writer 58
Average
1939 Meet Dr. Christian Writing Screenplay N/A
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Crew
1977 Semi-Tough Crew Additional Writing 58
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1971 The Deadly Trap Crew Additional Writing 58
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