Ring Lardner, Jr.
Writing·August 19, 1915·† October 31, 2000 — 85 years old·Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.
Known For
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2021The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)2001The MajesticSelf (Hollywood Ten, arrives, behind Biberman) (archive footage) (uncredited)2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Self2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf1996Red HollywoodSelf1990Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's JourneySelf1977Semi-ToughAdditional Writing1977The GreatestWriter1976Woman of the YearOriginal Film Writer1972M*A*S*HTVWriter1971Lady LibertyDialogue · Screenplay1971The Deadly TrapAdditional Writing1970M*A*S*HScreenplay1965The Cincinnati KidScreenplay1963The CardinalScreenplay1960A Breath of ScandalWriter1959Virgin IslandWriter1951The Big NightScreenplay1950The Hollywood TenSelf1949Swiss TourDialogue1949The Forbidden StreetScreenplay1947Forever AmberWriter1946Cloak and DaggerScreenplay1945Brotherhood of ManWriter1944Tomorrow, the World!Screenplay1944LauraScreenplay1943The Cross of LorraineScreenplay1942Woman of the YearScreenplay1941Arkansas JudgeAdaptation1940The Courageous Dr. ChristianWriter1939Meet Dr. ChristianScreenplay