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John Howard Lawson

John Howard Lawson
  • Name: John Howard Lawson
  • Birthday: 1894-09-24
  • Also known as: Edward Lewis
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Popularity: 0.551
Biography: John Howard Lawson (September 25, 1894 – August 11, 1977) was an American writer. He was for several years head of the Hollywood division of the Communist Party USA. He was also the organization's cultural manager and answered directly to V.J. Jerome, the Party's New York-based cultural chief. He was the first president of the Writers Guild of America, West after the Screen Writers Guild divided into two regional organizations. Lawson was one of the Hollywood Ten, the first group of American film industry professionals to be blacklisted during the 1950s McCarthy era. Before going to Hollywood, Lawson wrote several minor pieces before World War I. After the war he wrote a few more pieces... Read More

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Title Release date
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner   as  Self (archive footage) 2019-05-22
Arthur Miller: Writer   as  Self (archive footage) 2017-12-08
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire   as  Self - Screenwriter (archive footage) 2014-09-20
Red Hollywood   as  Himself (archive footage) 1996-08-16
The Hollywood Ten   as  Self 1950-01-15