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Ring Lardner Jr.
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Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. was an American screenwriter and novelist. After enjoying early success in Hollywood, he was subpoenaed in 1947 by the House Un-American Activities Committee, where he refu
Lardner in 1947
Lardner in 1947
Nine of the Hollywood Ten, charged with contempt of Congress, after surrendering to the U.S. Marshal, December 10, 1947. (L-R): Ring Lardner Jr., John
Nine of the Hollywood Ten, charged with contempt of Congress, after surrendering to the U.S. Marshal, December 10, 1947. (L-R): Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Alvah Bessie, Albert Maltz, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Samuel Ornitz, Edward Dmytryk, Robert Adrian Scott.
"The Hollywood Ten" stand with their attorneys outside district court in Washington, D.C. before arraignment on contempt of Congress charges. The ten
"The Hollywood Ten" stand with their attorneys outside district court in Washington, D.C. before arraignment on contempt of Congress charges. The ten were charged for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. (Front row, L-R): Herbert Biberman, attorney Martin Popper, attorney Robert W. Kenny, Albert Maltz and Lester Cole. (Second row, L-R): Dalton Trumbo, John Howard Lawson, Alvah Bessie and Samuel Ornitz. (Top row, L-R):
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
Ring Lardner Jr.
…married Silvia Schulman, David O. Selznick's secretary. They had a son and daughter before divorcing in 1945. The screenwriter then married actress Frances Chaney in 1946, and they remained wed until his death in 2000. They had one son. Chaney was formerly married to Lardner's younger brother David, a World War…
Chaney in 1945
Chaney in 1945