Ring Lardner Jr.

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Ring Lardner Jr.


Born
in Chicago, The United States
August 19, 1915

Died
October 31, 2000

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Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner, Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was a screenwriter who was blacklisted after the Second World War as one of the Hollywood Ten, screenwriters who were incarcerated for contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questions posed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays—one before his imprisonment and blacklisting (for Woman of the Year in 1942), and one after (for M*A*S*H in 1970).[7] His book, The Lardners, My Family Remembered (ISBN 0-06-012517-9), is a source of information on his father.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 126 ratings · 26 reviews · 9 distinct works
The Cincinnati Kid: Empty-G...

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I'd Hate Myself in the Morn...

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The Ecstasy of Owen Muir (L...

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The Lardners: My Family Rem...

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M*A*S*H Original Movie Script

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The woman of the year: [scr...

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Ring Lardner: A Biography

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Somebody Had to Do Somethin...

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Letters from Ring

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“For about two minutes, Ingo and I weighed the idea of transferring M*A*S*H from Korea to Vietnam. But the current war was just too close for us to be funny or properly irreverent about it. By keeping our story at a safe distance in years and miles, we could safely look askance at an American military adventure in Asia, and let people draw their own parallels.”
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