Ring Lardner, Jr. 1915-2000

ing Lardner, Jr. briefly attended Princeton before he began his journalistic career as a reporter for the New York Daily Mirror.

   After moving to Hollywood, Lardner became a publicist for David Selznick and worked un-credited as a script doctor before becoming a full-fledged screenwriter.

   Lardner’s career blossomed in the early 40s when he shared an Oscar in 1942 for Woman of the Year.

However, his refusal to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 caused him to be named as one of the Hollywood Ten and he spent a year in prison.

   Lardner was blacklisted until the mid '60s. Even though he was officially banned from Hollywood, Lardner continued to work under pseudonyms and un-credited.

   Lardner made a comeback in 1970 when he wrote the script for M*A*S*H.

Other works include:

• Nothing Sacred (1937)(un-credited) DVD 324
• A Star is Born (1937)(contributing writer) (un-credited) Video/C 999:737
• Laura (1937) Video/C 999:678
• Meet Dr. Christian (1939)
• Kid From Kokomo, The (1939) (un-credited) ... aka Orphan of the Ring (1939) (UK)
• Courageous Dr. Christian, The (1940)
• Thieves Fall Out (1941) (contributing writer) (un-credited)
• Arkansas Judge (1941) ... aka False Witness (1941) (UK)
• Woman of the Year (1942)
• Cloak and Dagger (1942) Video/C.999:282
• Woman of the Year (1942) DVD 1841
• Cross of Lorraine, The (1943)
• Laura (1944) (un-credited)
• Tomorrow, the World! (1944)
• Brotherhood of Man (1945)
• Forever Amber (1947) (screenplay)
• Swiss Tour (1949) (dialogue) ... aka Four Days Leave (1950) (USA)
• Britannia Mews (1949)... aka Affairs of Adelaide (1949) (USA)

 ... aka Forbidden Street, The (1949) (USA)

• Big Night, The (1951) (screenplay) (originally un-credited)
• Forever Amber (1947)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) TV Series (writer) (un-credited)
• Virgin Island (1958) (as Philip Rush) ... aka Our Virgin Island (1960) (USA)
• Breath of Scandal, A (1960) (un-credited)
• Cardinal, The (1963) (un-credited)
• Cincinnati Kid (1965)
• MASH (1970) (screenplay)
• M*A*S*H (1970) Video/C 999:438; DVD 999
• Maison sous les arbres, La (1971) (un-credited)

... aka Deadly Trap, The (1971/2) (USA)

... aka Death Scream (1971)

... aka House Under the Trees, The (1971)

... aka Unico indizio: una sciarpa gialla (1971) (Italy)

• M*A*S*H" (1972) TV Series (1970 screenplay) (un-credited) DVD 1000
• Woman of the Year (1976) (TV) (1942 screenplay)
• The Greatest (1977)
• Semi-Tough (1977) (un-credited)
• Greatest, The (1977)