Sidney Robert Buchman (March 27, 1902 – August 23, 1975) was a film writer and producer who worked on 38 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... It has been suggested that Roaring Twenties be merged into this article or section. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Born in Duluth, Minnesota, he served as President of the Writers' Guild of America in 1941-1942. Sidney Buchman is remembered for writing comedy films such as Here Comes Mr. Jordan, The Talk of the Town, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for which he received an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay nomination. His refusal to provide the names of American Communist Party members to the House Committee on Un-American Activities led to a charge of contempt of Congress. Buchman was fined, given a year's suspended sentence, and was then blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses. Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1679 Incorporated 1800s St. ... Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 400 km 645 km 8. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ... Here Comes Mr. ... The Talk of the Town is a 1942 screwball comedy film in which a political activist, accused of arson and murder, takes refuge with a former girlfriend in the house of a professor of law. ... Mr. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) is one of several Marxist-Leninist groups in the United States. ... The House Committee on Un-American Activities or HUAC (1945-1975) was an investigating committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... In the federal law of the United States, contempt of Congress is the crime of obstructing the work of U.S. Congress, with a punishment of up to one year in prison and up to $1,000 in fines. ... The Hollywood Ten was a group of American screenwriters, actors, and directors, alleged members of the Communist Party, who were convicted of contempt of Congress during the height of the Red Scare. ... ... A movie studio is a company which develops, equips and maintains a controlled environment for the making of a film. ...

Buchman is probably best known for co-writing the 1963 movie Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison. Cleopatra is the name of several movies about the last Egyptian queen of the same name. ... Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Warner Fortensky Taylor DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning actress. ... Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor from the late 1940s through the 1980s. ... Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963) Sir Reginald Carey Rex Harrison (March 5, 1908 – June 2, 1990) was a British theatre and film actor. ...

He is also sometimes credited as Sydney Buchman.

He died in Cannes, France. The seaside town of Cannes, in southern France, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lîle Saint Honorat Cannes (Canas in Provençal) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ...

External links

• Filmography from IMDB