California Quarterly. Summer 1953. Salt Of The Earth (Screenplay)

by Wilson, Michael

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Los Angeles Ca: The California Quartery, 1953. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 72 Pp. Screen Play, With Comments At End. Softcover. Per Wikipedia, Michael Wilson (1914 - 1978) Was An American Screenwriter Known For His Work On Lawrence Of Arabia (1962), Planet Of The Apes (1968), Friendly Persuasion (1956), A Place In The Sun (1951), And The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957). The Latter Two Screenplays Won Him Academy Awards. His Career Was Interrupted By The Hollywood Blacklist, During Which Time He Wrote Numerous Uncredited Screenplays.He Year That A Place In The Sun Was Released Was Both A High And Low Point In Wilson's Career. Two Months After The Film Was Nominated For The Grand Prix Du Festival At Cannes In April 1951, Wilson Was Subpoenaed By The Huac As A Suspected Communist. Upon Receiving The Subpoena, He Notified His Employer Twentieth Century-Fox That He Would Not Be Cooperating With The Committee. He Was Promptly Fired By Production Chief Darryl Zanuck.[5] In Early September, Wilson Wrote A Friend: I Have Been "Laid Off," Which Is The Studios' Temporary Euphemism For Blacklisting Me. There Was A Time When Studios Waited Until A Man Was In Contempt Of Congress Before Blacklisting Him; But Today The Mere Announcement That I Have A Subpoena And That I Oppose This Committee's Aims Costs Me My Job... [F]Reedom Of Speech Is Costly These Days. On 20 September 1951, Wilson Appeared Before The Huac. Because He Took The Fifth Amendment And Refused To Answer About His Al

• Publisher: The California Quartery
• Year: 1953
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: paperback

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