Arnold Manoff
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Arnold Manoff was an American
screenwriter
who was blacklisted
by the Hollywood movie studio
bosses in the 1950s.
Manoff's first screenplay was made into a motion picture was released in 1944 with the title Man from Frisco
. Three more of his works were published until he was blacklisted. He moved to New York City
in 1950 after his promising Hollywood career had been ruined but he was able to write for television
under the pseudonym "Joel Carpenter." Most notably he wrote episodes for the Naked City
and The Defenders series.
He was married to actress Lee Grant
from 1951 to 1960, and they are the parents of stage and TV actress Dinah Manoff
and NPR Classical music critic for All Things Considered, Tom Manoff.
He died at the age of 50 in his native New York City
.
United States
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
who was blacklisted
Hollywood blacklist
The Hollywood blacklist—as the broader entertainment industry blacklist is generally known—was the mid-twentieth-century list of screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals who were denied employment in the field because of their political beliefs or...
by the Hollywood movie studio
Movie studio
A movie studio is a term used to describe a major entertainment company or production company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to film movies...
bosses in the 1950s.
Manoff's first screenplay was made into a motion picture was released in 1944 with the title Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco is a United States feature length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea and Anne Shirley....
. Three more of his works were published until he was blacklisted. He moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1950 after his promising Hollywood career had been ruined but he was able to write for television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
under the pseudonym "Joel Carpenter." Most notably he wrote episodes for the Naked City
Naked City (TV series)
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic "semi-documentary" format....
and The Defenders series.
He was married to actress Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Lee Grant is an American stage, film and television actress, and film director. She was blacklisted for 12 years from film work beginning in the mid-1950s, but worked in the theatre, and would eventually win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Felicia Carp in the...
from 1951 to 1960, and they are the parents of stage and TV actress Dinah Manoff
Dinah Manoff
Dinah Beth Manoff is an American stage, film and television actress and television director best known for her roles as Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Grease, Libby Tucker in both the stage and film adaptations of I Ought to Be in Pictures, for which she won a Tony award,...
and NPR Classical music critic for All Things Considered, Tom Manoff.
He died at the age of 50 in his native New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.