Frances Chaney
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Frances Chaney was an actress who appeared on radio, stage, and early television. However, she is perhaps best known for being blacklisted along with her "Hollywood Ten" husband, Ring Lardner Jr. She
Chaney in 1945
Irwin Shaw
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Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions
Frances Chaney
…giving that preference over any other shows." Chaney also began acting on the New York stage. She had a leading part in the Broadway production of Irwin Shaw's The Assassin (1945). In 1941, Chaney married David Lardner, a journalist and the son of famous American author Ring Lardner. They had a son and…
Shaw in 1948
Shaw in his CUNY years, c. 1933