A Hollywood publicist and New York reporter who turned script doctor before having his own screenplays... (Learn more)
Top Projects: M*A*S*H, The Greatest, The Cincinnati Kid (View All)
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Ring Lardner Jr’s Milestones
| Convicted of contempt of Congress; served 10 months in prison | |
| Taught at New York University | |
| 1935 | Worked as reporter for DAILY MIRROR |
| 1937 | First screen work, uncredited work on "Nothing Sacred" |
| 1937 | Provided the ending for "A Star Is Born" |
| 1939 | First screen credit as co-writer with Ian McLellan Hunter and Harvey Gates, "Meet Dr. Christian" |
| 1942 | Provided story and co-wrote screenplay for "Woman of the Year"; won Oscar |
| 1947 | Subpoenaed before the House Committee on Un-American Activities |
| 1950 - 1965 | Blacklisted in Hollywood |
| 1951 | Provided uncredited work on the screenplay for Joseph Losey's "The Big Night" |
| 1958 | With Ian McLellan Hunter, wrote screenplay to "Virgin Island"; jointly credited as Philip Rush |
| 1965 | Received co-screenwriter credit (with Terry Southern) on Norman Jewison's "The Cincinnati Kid" |
| 1970 | Wrote the screenplay adaptation for Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H"; won second Oscar |
| 1977 | Last feature film to date "The Greatest" |
| 1985 | Began involvement with Sundance Institute |
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