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Ben Barzman (October 12, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, blacklisted during the McCarthy Era and known best for his screenplays for the movies Back to Bataan (1945), El Cid (1961), and The Blue Max (1966).
Ben Barzman was an Anglo-Canadian best known as a screenwriter who was blacklisted during the post-World War II "Red scare" in Hollywood. Born on October 12, 1910, in Toronto, he moved to the United States, where he established himself as a screenwriter during the war.
- Writer, Additional Crew
- October 12, 1910
- Ben Barzman
- December 15, 1989
Dec 20, 1989 · Ben Barzman, who was forced to abandon a successful screenwriting career when he was placed on a McCarthy-era blacklist, died Friday in Santa Monica. He was 79 and had...
Dec 21, 1989 · Ben Barzman, a scriptwriter who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era and whose movie credits include ''Back to Bataan'' (1945), ''El Cid'' (1961) and ''The Blue Max'' (1966),...
Ben Barzman was an Anglo-Canadian best known as a screenwriter who was blacklisted during the post-World War II "Red scare" in Hollywood. Born on October 12, 1910, in Toronto, he moved to the United States, where he established himself as a screenwriter during the war.
- October 12, 1910
- December 15, 1989
Aug 23, 2022 · She wrote about how she and her husband Ben Barzman (1910-1989) were blacklisted screenwriters during the 1940s, because of the post-war McCarthy witch-hunt toward anyone with leftist affiliations. Mrs.
Ben Barzman (October 12, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, blacklisted during the McCarthy Era and best known for his screenplays for the films Back to Bataan (1945), El Cid (1961), and The Blue Max (1966).
