Michael Blankfort | |
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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.