John Howard Lawson
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-09-24 (83 years old)
Deathday
1977-08-11
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Edward Lewis
John Howard Lawson
Biography
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, Lawson wrote several minor pieces before World Wa...
Acting
2017
as Self (archive footage)
1950
as Self
1996
as Himself (archive footage)
2014
as Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)
2001
as Self (Hollywood Ten, testifies) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production
1938
as Screenplay
1943
as Screenplay
1947
as Screenplay
1943
as Screenplay
1931
as Writer
1938
as Writer
1940
as Screenplay
1939
as Screenplay
1930
as Dialogue
1930
as Writer
1957
as Screenplay
1935
as Screenplay
1929
as Dialogue
1940
as Writer
1934
as Theatre Play
1934
as Screenplay
1945
as Screenplay
1930
as Writer
1936
as Adaptation
1933
as Writer
1930
as Screenplay
1951
as Writer
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