The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild

by Miranda J. Banks

  Foreman, Carl: The Men (1950, AA, WGAAn, Meltzer Award), High Noon (1952, AAn, WGAA), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, with Michael Wilson, AA, credit and Academy Award restored 1984), The Guns of Navarone (1961, AAn), Laurel Award (1969), Davies Award (1977), blacklisted

  Foster, Lewis R.: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939, with Sidney Buchman, AA), Man-handled (1949, with Whitman Chambers), Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (1954–1992)

  Foster, William: The Railroad Porter (1912), founder in 1910 of the Foster Photoplay Company

  Freedman, Benedict: The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971), The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968), My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)

  Freedman, Hy: You Bet Your Life (1950–1961)

  Freeman, Devery: Francis in the Navy (1955), The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961), The Girl Most Likely (1958, with Paul Jarrico, WGAAn), 20th Century Fox Hour (1958, WGAA), WGA Guild Service Award (1982), SWG founding member

  Freeman, Everett: The Princess and the Pirate (1944, with Don Hartman and Melville Shavelson), Bachelor Father (1957–1962), Marjorie Morningstar (1958)

  Froelick, Anne: The Master Race (1944, with Herbert Biberman), Harriet Craig (1950, with James Gunn), blacklisted

  Furia, John, Jr.: Bonanza (1959–1973), The Twilight Zone (1959–1964), The Singing Nun (1966), Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980), The Waltons (1971–1981), WGAw president 1973–1975, Cox Award (1978), Davies Award (1990), North Award (1994), founding trustee Humanitas Prize, founding chair of writing division, USC School of Cinema-Television

  Gaghan, Stephen: NYPD Blue (1993–2005, with Michael R. Perry and David Milch, EA), Traffic (2000, AA, WGAA), Syriana (2005, AAn, WGAAn)

  Garcia, Greg Thomas: Yes, Dear (2000–2006, creator with Alan Kirschenbaum), My Name Is Earl (2005–2009, creator, EA, WGAAn, Humanitas Prize), Raising Hope (2010–present, creator)

  Garrett, Lila: Bewitched (1964–1972), The Other Woman (1983, with Anne Meara, WGAA), The Nanny (1993–1999)

  Gelbart, Larry: Caesar’s Hour (1954–1957, EAn), M*A*S*H (1972–1983, EA, WGAA, Humanitas Prize), Oh, God! (1977, AAn, WGAA), Laurel Award (1981), Tootsie (1982, with Murray Schisgal, AAn, WGAA), Barbarians at the Gate (1993, EAn, WGAA), Davies Award (2007)

  Gelsey, Erwin: Flying Down to Rio (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Swing Time (1936)

  George, Terry: In the Name of the Father (1993, with Jim Sheridan, AAn, WGAAn), The District (2000–2004, creator), Hotel Rwanda (2004, with Keir Pearson, AAn, WGAAn, Humanitas Prize)

  Gibney, Sheridan: The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936, with Pierre Collings, AA), Anthony Adverse (1936), SWG president (1939–1941, 1947–1948), Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942, with Leo McCarey), Bachelor Father (1957–1962), blacklisted

  Gilligan, Vince: The X-Files (1993–2002, with Chris Carter, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz, EAn), Hancock (2008, with Vincent Ngo), Breaking Bad (2008–2013, creator, EA, WGAA)

  Gilroy, Tony: The Cutting Edge (1992), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Bourne Identity (2002, with William Blake Herron), Michael Clayton (2007, AAn, WGAAn)

  Goff, Ivan: White Heat (1949, with Ben Roberts and Virginia Kellogg), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957, with Ralph Wheelwright, R. Wright Campbell, and Ben Roberts, AAn), Mannix (1967–1975), Charlie’s Angels (1976–1981, creator with Ben Roberts)

  Goldemberg, Rose Leiman: The Burning Bed (1984, EAn WGAA), Stone Pillow (1985), Florence Nightingale (1985)

  Goldman, William: Harper (1966, WGAAn), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, AA, WGAA), All the President’s Men (1976, AA, WGAA), Marathon Man (1976, WGAAn), Laurel Award (1985), The Princess Bride (1987, WGAAn), Misery (1990)

  Goodman, David A.: The Golden Girls (1985–1992), Family Guy (1999–present), Futurama (1999–2013), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005), Meltzer Award (2004, with Mike Barker, Rob Cohen, Jonathan Groff, Cheryl Holliday, Vanessa McCarthy, Glasgow Phillips, Jon Pollack, Jon Ross, Ron Weiner, Matt Weitzman, and Jean Yu, in recognition of extraordinary courage shown in their efforts to advance animation organizing)

  Goodrich, Frances: The Thin Man (1934, with Albert Hackett, AAn), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, with Albert Hackett and Frank Capra), Father of the Bride (1950, with Albert Hackett, AAn, WGAAn), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954, with Albert Hackett and Dorothy Kingsley, AAn, WGAA), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959, with Albert Hackett, WGAA), Laurel Award (1956)

  Gordon, Bernard: Flesh and Fury (1952, with William Alland), Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956, pseudonym Raymond T. Marcus, with George Worthing Yates and Curt Siodmak), Hellcats of the Navy (1957, pseudonym Raymond T. Marcus, with David Lang, credit restored 1997), 55 Days at Peking (1963, pseudonym Philip Yordan, credit restored 1997), blacklisted

  Gordon, Ruth: Adam’s Rib (1949, with Garson Kanin, AAn, WGAAn), Pat and Mike (1952, with Garson Kanin, AAn, WGAAn), The Actress (1953, WGAAn)

  Gottlieb, Carl: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1970, EA), Jaws (1975, WGAAn), The Jerk (1979, with Steve Martin and Michael Elias), Cox Award (2010)

  Graham, Garrett: A Texas Steer (1928, with Bernard McConville and Will Rogers), The Noose (1928), Sweetheart of the Navy (1937, with Carroll Graham and Jay Strauss)

  Grant, Susannah: Pocahontas (1995), Erin Brockovich (2000, AAn, WGAAn), A Gifted Man (2011–2012, creator), Davies Award (2011, with Seth Freeman)

  Grayson, Charles: Young Fugitives (1938, with Ben Grauman Kohn), One Night in the Tropics (1940, with Gertrude Purcell), Battle Hymn (1957, with Vincent B. Evans)

  Greaves, William: Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968), Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001), Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2-1/2 (2005)

  Green, Howard J.: The Kid Brother (1927), SWG president (1933), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932, with Brown Holmes), Morning Glory (1933), The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)

  Groening, Matt: The Tracy Ullman Show (1986, EAn), The Simpsons (1989–present, developed with James L. Brooks and Sam Simon), Futurama (1999–2013), The Simpsons Movie (2007, with James L. Brooks et al.), WGA Animation Award (2013)

  Gunn, Mark: 2gether: The Series (2000–2001, creator with Brian Gunn), Bring It On Again (2004, with Brian Gunn and Claudia Grazioso), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012, with Brian Gunn)

  Hackett, Albert: The Thin Man (1934, with Frances Goodrich, AAn), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, with Frances Goodrich and Frank Capra), Father of the Bride (1950, with Frances Goodrich, AAn, WGAAn), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954, with Frances Goodrich and Dorothy Kingsley, AAn, WGAA), Laurel Award (1956), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959, with Frances Goodrich, WGAA)

  Hackford, Taylor: Bukowski (1973), Ray (2004, with James L. White)

  Hammett, Dashiell: Watch on the Rhine (1943, AAn), blacklisted

  Harmon, David P.: The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955), Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (1954–1992), Gilligan’s Island (1964–1967), The Brady Bunch (1969–1974), Cox Award (1973)

  Harris, Susan: Benson (1979–1986, creator, Humanitas Prize, 1983), The Golden Girls (1985–1992, creator, EAn), Empty Nest (1988–1995), Laurel Award (2005)

  Harrison, Joan: Rebecca (1940, with Robert E. Sherwood, AAn), Suspicion (1941, with Samson Raphaelson and Alma Reville), Saboteur (1942, with Peter Viertel and Dorothy Parker), Foreign Correspondent (1946, AAn)

  Hart, Moss: Winged Victory (1944), Gentlemen’s Agreement (1947, AAn), Hans Christian Andersen (1952, WGAAn), A Star Is Born (1954, WGAAn)

  Hayes, John Michael: Rear Window (1954, AAn, WGAAn), To Catch a Thief (1955, WGAAn), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Peyton Place (1957, AAn, WGAAn), Laurel Award (2004)

  Haynes, Todd: Safe (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Far from Heaven (2002, AAn, WGAAn), I’m Not There (2007), Mildred Pierce (2011, with Jonathan Raymond, EAn, WGAAn)

  Hecht, Ben: Underworld (1927, AA), Scarface (1932), The Scoundrel (1935, with Charles MacArthur, AA), Wuthering Heights (1939, with Charles MacArthur, AAn), Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946, AAn), Laurel Award (1981)

  Hellman, Lillian: These Thr
ee (1936), The Little Foxes (1941, AAn), Watch on the Rhine (1943, with Dashiell Hammett), The Children’s Hour (1961), blacklisted

  Henderson, Felicia: Moesha (1996–2001), Sister, Sister (1994–1999), Soul Food (creator, 2000–2004), Gossip Girl (2007–2012), Fringe (2008–2013)

  Herbert, F. Hugh: Three Faces West (1940, with Samuel Ornitz and Joseph Moncure March), Sitting Pretty (1948, WGAA), The Moon Is Blue (1953, WGAAn), SWG president (1953–1954), Meet Corliss Archer (1954–1955)

  Herskovitz, Marshall: thirtysomething (1987–1991, creator with Edward Zwick, EA, WGAA, Humanitas Prize), My So-Called Life (1994–1995), Once and Again (1999–2002, creator with Edward Zwick, Humanitas Prize), The Last Samurai (2003, with John Logan and Edward Zwick), Laurel Award (2012, with Edward Zwick)

  Hertz, David: The Devil Is a Woman (1935), Love Crazy (1941, with Charles Lederer and William Ludwig), Daisy Kenyon (1947)

  Hilton, James: Camille (1936, with Zoe Akins and Francis Marion), Mrs. Miniver (1941, with Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, and Claudine West, AA)

  Holland, Charles: Murder One (1995–1997), Profiler (1996–2000), Soul Food (2000–2004), JAG (1995–2005), WGAw president (2004)

  Holofcener, Nicole: Walking and Talking (1996), Lovely and Amazing (2001), Friends with Money (2006), Please Give (2010, WGAAn), Enough Said (2013)

  Hopper, Dennis: Easy Rider (1969, with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern, AAn, WGAAn), The Last Movie (1971, with Stewart Stern)

  Howard, Bruce: The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971, EAn), The Beatles (1965–1967), The Love Boat (1977–1987)

  Hughes, Rupert: SWG president (1921–1933), Souls for Sale (1923), Tess of the Storm Country (1932, with Sonya Levien and S. N. Behrman)

  Hume, Edward: The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977, creator), Barnaby Jones (1973–1980), The Day After (1983, EAn, WGAA), Humanitas Prize (1990)

  Hunter, Ian McClellan: The Amazing Dr. X (1948, with Muriel Roy Bolton), Roman Holiday (1953, as front for Dalton Trumbo, with John Dighton, AA, WGAA), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960, pseudonym Samuel B. West), blacklisted

  Huston, John: The Maltese Falcon (1941, AAn), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, AA, WGAA), Key Largo (1948, with Richard Brooks, WGAAn), The African Queen (1951, with James Agee, AAn), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957, with John Lee Mahin, AAn, WGAAn), Laurel Award (1964), The Man Who Would Be King (1975, with Gladys Hill, AAn, WGAAn)

  Huxley, Aldous: Pride and Prejudice (1940, with Jane Murfin), Jane Eyre (1943, with Robert Stevenson and John Houseman)

  Isaacs, Charles: The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955), The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963), Alice (1976–1985)

  Isaacs, David: M*A*S*H (1972–1983, with Ken Levine, EAn, WGAAn), Cheers (1982–1993, with Ken Levine, EAn, WGAA), Frasier (1993–2004, with Ken Levine, EAn), Mad Men (2007–present, WGAA)

  Jarmusch, Jim: Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Broken Flowers (2005)

  Jarrico, Paul: Tom, Dick and Harry (1941, AAn), Thousands Cheer (1943, with Richard Collins), Song of Russia (1944, with Richard Collins), The Las Vegas Story (1952, credit restored), The Girl Most Likely (1958, with Devery Freeman, credit restored, WGAAn), Meltzer Award (1999), blacklisted

  Jennings, Talbot: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, with Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson, AAn), Anna and the King of Siam (1946, AAn, with Sally Benson), Knights of the Round Table (1953, with Jan Lustig and Noel Langley)

  Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer: A Room with a View (1985, AA, WGAA), Howards End (1992, AA, WGAAn), The Remains of the Day (1993, AAn, WGAAn), Hunter Award (1993), Laurel Award (1994), Le Divorce (2003, with James Ivory)

  Johnson, Nunnally: The Grapes of Wrath (1940, AAn), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953, WGAAn), The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956), The Three Faces of Eve (1957), Laurel Award (1959), The Dirty Dozen (1967, with Lukas Heller)

  Jones, Grover: Trouble in Paradise (1932, with Samson Raphaelson), Lady and Gent (1932, with William Slavens McNutt, AAn), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935, with Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston, Waldemar Young, and William Slavens McNutt, AAn)

  Kahn, Gordon: The Death Kiss (1932, with Barry Barringer), Song of Nevada (1944, with Olive Cooper), blacklisted

  Kaling, Mindy: The Office (2005–2013, with Greg Daniels, EAn, WGAA), The Mindy Project (2012–present, creator, WGAAn)

  Kalish, Austin “Rocky”: The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955), Family Affair (1966–1971), All in the Family (1971–1973), Good Times (1974–1979)

  Kanin, Fay: Teacher’s Pet (1958, with Michael Kanin, AAn, WGAAn), Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974, EA), Davies Award (1975), Friendly Fire (1979, EAn, WGAA, Peabody Award), AMPAS president (1979–1983), Cox Award (1980), North Award (2005)

  Kanin, Michael: Woman of the Year (1942, with Ring Lardner Jr., AA), Teacher’s Pet (1958, with Fay Kanin, AAn, WGAAn), Davies Award (1989, with Garson Kanin)

  Kanter, Hal: Road to Bali (1952, with Frank Butler and William Morrow), Julia (1968–1971, creator), The Annual Academy Awards (15 shows, 1968–2008, EA, WGAAn), Davies Award (1983), Laurel Award (1989), Cox Award (2005)

  Kasdan, Lawrence: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1977, with Leigh Brackett, AAn, WGAAn), The Big Chill (1983, AAn, WGAA), Laurel Award (2006)

  Kaufman, Charlie: Being John Malkovich (1999, AAn, WGAAn), Adaptation. (2002, with Donald Kaufman, AAn, WGAAn), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, with Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth, AA, WGAA)

  Kaufman, George S.: Dinner at Eight (1933, play, with Edna Ferber), A Night at the Opera (1935, with Morrie Ryskind), Stage Door (1937, play, with Edna Ferber)

  Keller, Sheldon: Caesar’s Hour (1954–1957, EAn), An Evening with Carol Channing (1966, with Hal Goldman and Al Gordon, EA) Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1969, with Melvin Frank and Denis Norden, WGAAn), M*A*S*H (1972–1983, with Laurence Marks, WGAAn), Movie Movie (1978, with Larry Gelbart, WGAA)

  Kelley, David E.: L.A. Law (1986–1994, EA, WGAAn), Selvin Award (1996), Ally McBeal (1997–2002, creator, EAn), The Practice (1997–2004, creator, EAn, WGAAn, Humanitas Prize), Laurel Award (2003)

  Kellogg, Virginia: T-Men (1947, with John C. Higgins), White Heat (1949, with Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, AAn), Caged (1950, AAn)

  Khan, Nahnatchka: Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), American Dad! (2005–present), Don’t Trust the B—in Apartment 23 (2012–2013, creator)

  Khouri, Callie: Thelma & Louise (1991, AA, WGAA), Something to Talk About (1995), Nashville (2012–present, WGAAn)

  Kim, Susan: Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996–1999, WGAAn), Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995–2008), Dragon Tales (1999–2005), Stanley (2001–2007), Pocoyo (2005–2009), Jablow Award (2012)

  King, Michael Patrick: Murphy Brown (1988–1998), Sex and the City (1998–2004, EAn), The Comeback (2005–present, creator with Lisa Kudrow), 2 Broke Girls (2011–present, creator with Whitney Cummings)

  Kinoy, Ernest: Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957), Naked City (1958–1963, WGAAn), The Defenders (1961–1965, EA, WGAAn), WGA East president (1967–1971), Roots (1977, with William Blinn, EA, WGAAn), Laurel Award (1978), Jablow Award (1981), Hunter Award (1996)

  Klarik, Jeffrey: Dream On (1990–1996), Half & Half (2002–2006, creator), Episodes (2011–present, creator with David Crane, EAn, WGAAn)

  Knopf, Christopher: Zane Grey Theater (1956–1961, WGAA), Dr. Kildare (1961–1966), WGAw president (1965–1967), Equal Justice (1990–1991, creator with Thomas Carter and David A. Simons), Cox Award (1991), North Award (2002)

  Kober, Arthur: Me and My Gal (1932), The Little Foxes (1941, with Lillian Hellman), Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)

  Koch, Howard: Sergeant York (1941, with Harry Chandlee and Abem Finkel, AAn), Casablanca (1942, with Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein, AA), Mission to Moscow (1943), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), blacklisted

  Koenig, Lester: The Memphis Belle (1944, documentary short), Thunderbolt (1947, documentary short), blacklisted

>   Kohan, Jenji: Tracey Takes On . . . (1996–1999, EAn), Weeds (2005–2012, creator, WGAA), Orange Is the New Black (2013–present, creator, EAn, WGAAn)

  Komack, James: My Favorite Martian (1963–1966), The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1969–1972, EAn), Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979, with Alan Sacks, George Yanok, and Eric Cohen)

  Koppelman, Brian: Runaway Jury (2003, with David Levien, Rick Cleveland, and Matthew Chapman), Tilt (2005, creator with David Levien), Ocean’s Thirteen (2007, with David Levien)

  Kubrick, Stanley: Dr. Strangelove (1964, with Terry Southern and Peter George, AAn, WGAA), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, with Arthur C. Clarke, AAn), Full Metal Jacket (1987, with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford, AAn, WGAAn)

  Kudrow, Lisa: The Comeback (2005, creator with Michael Patrick King), Web Therapy (2008–present, web series, creator with Dan Bucatinski and Don Roos), Web Therapy (2011–present, television series, creator with Dan Bucatinsky and Don Roos)

  Lardner, Ring, Jr.: Woman of the Year (1942, with Michael Kanin, AA), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960), M*A*S*H (1970, AA, WGAA), Laurel Award (1989), Hunter Award (1992), blacklisted

  Lavery, Emmet: Behind the Rising Sun (1943), SWG president (1945–1947), The Magnificent Yankee (1950, with Francis Biddle), The First Legion (1957, WGAAn), The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955, with Milton Sperling, AAn)

  Lawson, John Howard: Blockade (1938, AAn), Algiers (1938), Action in the North Atlantic (1943), Cry, the Beloved Country (1951, with Alan Paton, credit restored), SWG founding member, blacklisted

  Lazarus, Erna: The Body Disappears (1941, with Scott Darling), The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966), Surfside 6 (1960–1962),

  Lear, Norman: Divorce American Style (1967, with Robert Kaufman, AAn, WGAAn), All in the Family (1971–1979, creator, EAn), Maude (1972–1978, creator), The Jeffersons (1975–1985), Davies Award (1978), Peabody Award (1978), Laurel Award (1993), National Medal of Arts (1999)

  Lee, Ang: The Wedding Banquet (1993, with Neil Peng and James Schamus), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, with Wang Hui-Ling and James Schamus)