Arnold Manoff (April 25, 1914 – February 10, 1965) was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... Playwright Arthur Miller testifies before HUAC The Hollywood blacklist stemmed from events dating back to the 1930s when political ideology was being shaped by the rise of fascism abroad, and domestically by the business tactics of many capitalists, which were considered ruthless by some. ... ... A movie studio is a company which develops, equips and maintains a controlled environment for the making of a film. ...

Manoff's first screenplay was made into a motion picture was released in 1944 with the title "Man from Frisco". Three more of his works were published until he was blacklisted. He moved to New York City in 1950 after his promising Hollywood career had been ruined but he was able to write for television under the pseudynom "Joel Carpenter". Most notably he wrote episodes for the Naked City and The Defenders series. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Naked City was a John Zorn-led avant-garde music group that incorporated recognizable elements of jazz, surf music, metal, punk rock and literally dozens of other music genres. ... The Defenders is an American television series, a courtroom drama which ran on CBS from 1961-1964. ...

He was married to actress Lee Grant from 1951 to 1960 and they are the parents of actress Dinah Manoff. Lee Grant (October 31, 1927 in New York, New York) is an American theater, film and television actress, and film director. ... Childs Play is a 1988 horror film, written by Don Mancini and directed by Tom Holland. ...

External links

• Arnold Manoff at the Internet Movie Database