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John Howard Lawson (September 25, 1894 – August 11, 1977) was an American writer, specializing in plays and screenplays. After starting with plays for theaters in New York City, he worked in Hollywood on writing for films.
John Howard Lawson (Nueva York, 25 de septiembre de 1894 - San Francisco, 11 de agosto de 1977) fue un dramaturgo y guionista estadounidense. Empezó su carrera como autor teatral en Nueva York, y en Hollywood ejerció como guionista cinematográfico.
John Howard Lawson was a U.S. playwright, screenwriter, and member of the “Hollywood Ten,” who was jailed (1948–49) and blacklisted for his refusal to tell the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his political allegiances.
Guionista estadunidense, quien durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial participó como chofer de ambulancia de la Cruz Roja, junto a otros escritores como Ernest Hemingway y John Dos Passos. En Hollywood fue co-fundador de Screen Writers Guild y su primer presidente en 1933.
16 de ago. de 1977 · John Howard Lawson, guionista cinematográfico norteamericano, falleció el sábado en San Francisco (California), a los 82 años de edad. Había nacido en Nueva York el 25 de septiembre de 1886...
Playwright and screenwriter John Howard Lawson, the president and organizing force of the Screen Writers’ Guild and acknowledged leader of the Communist Party in Hollywood in the late 1930s, became the first “unfriendly” witness subpoenaed to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) on October 27, 1947.
By the early 1930s, John Howard Lawson was a bicoastal pioneer, a frequent traveler on trains shuttling between midtown Manhattan and downtown Los Angeles. He was compensated amply and had attained a critical acclaim, being viewed by some as the “hope” of the stage and an important voice of the screen.
