Herbert Biberman

Herbert J. Biberman (March 4, 1900 - June 30, 1971) was an American screenwriter and film director.

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March 4 - 1900 - June 30 - 1971 - American - Screenwriter - Film director

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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family, he is best known for being one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of MPAA members working in various jobs in the Hollywood film industry who were cited for contempt of Congress during the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. The contempt conviction earned Biberman six months in jail, and he was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Jew - Hollywood Ten - MPAA - Contempt of Congress - House Un-American Activities Committee - Blacklisted - Movie studio

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While blacklisted, Biberman directed Salt of the Earth, a fictionalized account of a real strike by zinc miners in Grant County, New Mexico. The movie was written by Michael Wilson and produced by Paul Jarrico both of whom had also been blacklisted by Hollywood. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The film has also been preserved by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Salt of the Earth - Grant County, New Mexico - Michael Wilson - Paul Jarrico - Library of Congress - National Film Registry - Museum of Modern Art

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Herbert Biberman died from bone cancer in 1971 in New York City.

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Bone cancer - New York City

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