Samuel Ornitz

Samuel Ornitz (November 15, 1890 ? March 10, 1957) was an American screenwriter who was one of the "Hollywood Ten" who were blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.

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November 15 - 1890 - March 10 - 1957 - American - Screenwriter - Hollywood Ten - Blacklisted - Hollywood - Movie studio - McCarthyism

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Born in New York City, New York to a Jewish family, Ornitz first participated in the writing of a Hollywood motion picture in 1929. Between then and 1945 he wrote or co-wrote another twenty-nine screenplays.

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New York City - New York - Jew - Motion picture

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In 1933, he joined with Lester Cole and John Howard Lawson to establish the Writers' Guild of America.

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1933 - Lester Cole - John Howard Lawson - Writers' Guild of America

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Samuel Ornitz died in 1957 in Woodland Hills, California.

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