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Ring Lardner Jr. (1915–2000)

Writer

The Oscar-winning screenwriter, Ring Lardner, Jr., will always be known for one of two things: that he was the son of one of the greatest humorists American literature has produced, and he was one of the Hollywood 10, the ten film-makers who refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigating subversion in Hollywood and were fined and jailed for the defiance... See full bio »

Born:

Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr.
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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1972-1983 M*A*S*H (TV series)
– Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) (uncredited)
– As Time Goes By (1983) (uncredited)
– Give and Take (1983) (uncredited)
– Friends and Enemies (1983) (uncredited)
– Say No More (1983) (uncredited)
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1977 Semi-Tough (uncredited)
 
1977 The Greatest (screenplay)
 
1976 Woman of the Year (TV movie) (1942 screenplay)
 
1971 The Deadly Trap (uncredited)
 
1970 MASH (screenplay)
 
1965 The Cincinnati Kid (screenplay)
 
1965 Seaway (TV series)
– The Viking (1965) (writer)
 
1963 The Cardinal (uncredited)
 
1960 A Breath of Scandal (uncredited)
 
1959-1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
– The Man in the Road (1960) (writer)
– Panic Button (1959) (writer)
– The Deadly Capsule (1959) (story / as Oliver Skene)
– The Prime Minister (1959) (as Oliver Skene)
 
1959 Our Virgin Island (as Philip Rush)
 
1955-1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
– The Genius (1958) (screenplay / as Oliver Skene)
– Castle in the Air (1958) (screenplay / as Oliver Skene)
– The Christmas Goose (1957) (screenplay / as Oliver Skene)
– The Bride of Robin Hood (1957) (screenplay / as Oliver Skene)
– The Knight Who Came to Dinner (1956) (writer / as Lawrence McClellan)
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1951 The Big Night (screenplay / originally - uncredited)
 
1951 Up Front (uncredited)
 
1950 Four Days Leave (dialogue)
 
1949 The Forbidden Street (writer)
 
1947 Forever Amber (screenplay)
 
1946 Cloak and Dagger (screenplay)
 
1945 Brotherhood of Man (short) (screen story)
 
1944 Tomorrow, the World! (screenplay)
 
1944 Laura (uncredited)
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair (uncredited)
 
1943 The Cross of Lorraine (screenplay)
 
1942 Woman of the Year (original screen play)
 
1941 Thieves Fall Out (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1941 Arkansas Judge (adaptation)
 
1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian
 
1939 Meet Dr. Christian (screenplay)
 
1939 The Kid from Kokomo (uncredited)
 
1937 Nothing Sacred (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1937 A Star Is Born (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
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2002 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
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2002 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Culture Shock (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Hollywood Censored: Movies, Morality & the Production Code (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Reds (1998) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
1996 Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (TV documentary)
 
1976 Hollywood on Trial (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Adapted Screenplay Winner
 
1950 The Hollywood Ten (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 Reagan (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Trumbo (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Majestic
Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives, behind Biberman) (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lawrence McClellan | Philip Rush | Oliver Skene

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Uncle of Kate Lardner. Is also her stepfather, after marrying her mother, Frances Chaney, his sister-in-law, after the death of Kate's father, David Lardner. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo