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Arnold Manoff

American screenwriter and political activist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1914 to 1965 · aged 50

Arnold Manoff was an American screenwriter and novelist who was blacklisted from working in film and television in the 1950s. To survive he sold scripts either using a "front", or the pseudonym "Joel Carpenter", up until his death.

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Manoff's experiences while blacklisted were among the inspirations for the 1976 film The Front.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1965 · aged 50

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