Michael Blankfort

Michael Blankfort
Born December 10, 1907
New York City, New York
Died July 13, 1982
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Screenwriter
Author
Playwright
Notable work(s) Broken Arrow (1950) (front for Albert Maltz)
The Caine Mutiny
Spouse(s) 1st) Laurette Spingarn
2nd) Dorothy Stiles

Michael Blankfort (December 10, 1907 – July 13, 1982) was a Jewish-American screenwriter, author and playwright. He served as a front for the blacklisted Albert Maltz on the Academy Award-nominated screenplay of Broken Arrow (1950). Among his own screenplays were The Juggler (1953) and The Caine Mutiny. He was also president of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1967 to 1969.[1]

He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles.

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