Where to watch John Howard Lawson in the UK
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John Howard Lawson (September 25, 1894 – August 11, 1977) was an American writer. He was for several years head of the Hollywood division of the Communist Party USA. He was also the organization's cultural manager and answered directly to V.J. Jerome, the Party's New York-based cultural chief. He was the first president of the Writers Guild of America, West after the Screen Writers Guild divided into two regional organizations. Lawson was one of the Hollywood Ten, the first group of American film industry professionals to be blacklisted during the 1950s McCarthy era. Before going to Hollywood,…
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- The Majestic (2001) as Self (Hollywood Ten, testifies) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sahara (1943) Screenplay
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) Screenplay
- Algiers (1938) Screenplay
- Arthur Miller: Writer (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- The Sea Bat (1930) Writer
- Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014) as Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)
- Adventure in Manhattan (1936) Adaptation
- Blockade (1938) Writer
- Our Blushing Brides (1930) Dialogue
- Dynamite (1929) Dialogue
- Four Sons (1940) Screenplay
- Earthbound (1940) Writer
- Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) Writer
- They Shall Have Music (1939) Screenplay
- Good-bye Love (1933) Writer
- The Hollywood Ten (1950) as Self
- Party Wire (1935) Screenplay
- The Ship from Shanghai (1930) Screenplay
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) Screenplay
- Counter-Attack (1945) Screenplay
- Success at Any Price (1934) Theatre Play
- Bachelor Apartment (1931) Writer
- The Careless Years (1957) Screenplay
- Red Hollywood (1996) as Himself (archive footage)
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