- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- August 19, 1915
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- October 31, 2000
Ring Lardner, Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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, w…
Filmography
movieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Majestic
2001 · Self (Hollywood Ten, arrives, behind Biberman) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
movieEnlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000 · Self
movieAltman on His Own Terms
2000 · Self
movieRed Hollywood
1996 · Self
movieWaldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990 · Self
movieSemi-Tough
1977 · Additional Writing
movieThe Greatest
1977 · Writer
movieWoman of the Year
1976 · Original Film Writer
tvM*A*S*H
1972 · Writer
movieLady Liberty
1971 · Dialogue, Screenplay
movieThe Deadly Trap
1971 · Additional Writing
movieM*A*S*H
1970 · Screenplay
movieThe Cincinnati Kid
1965 · Screenplay
movieThe Cardinal
1963 · Screenplay
movieA Breath of Scandal
1960 · Writer
movieVirgin Island
1959 · Writer
movieThe Big Night
1951 · Screenplay
movieThe Hollywood Ten
1950 · Self
movieSwiss Tour
1949 · Dialogue
movieThe Forbidden Street
1949 · Screenplay
movieForever Amber
1947 · Writer
movieCloak and Dagger
1946 · Screenplay
movieBrotherhood of Man
1945 · Writer
movieTomorrow, the World!
1944 · Screenplay
movieLaura
1944 · Screenplay
movieThe Cross of Lorraine
1943 · Screenplay
movieWoman of the Year
1942 · Screenplay
movieArkansas Judge
1941 · Adaptation
movieThe Courageous Dr. Christian
1940 · Writer
movieMeet Dr. Christian
1939 · Screenplay