Ted Allan
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Ted Allan was a Jewish Canadian writer, several of whose books were made into motion pictures.
Ted Allan was born in Montreal
as Alan Herman. In the 1930s he fought against fascism
in Spanish Civil War
, along with another Canadian, Norman Bethune
. Later, in 1952 Allan and Sydney Gordon published Bethune's biography, The Scalpel, The Sword. He fought for many years to have film made about Bethune; it was finally accomplished in the early 1990s.
In 1976, Allan earned the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
for his story that became the screenplay for the movie Lies My Father Told Me
.
Ted Allan was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
as Alan Herman. In the 1930s he fought against fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
in Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, along with another Canadian, Norman Bethune
Norman Bethune
Henry Norman Bethune was a Canadian physician and medical innovator. Bethune is best known for his service in war time medical units during the Spanish Civil War and with the Communist Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War...
. Later, in 1952 Allan and Sydney Gordon published Bethune's biography, The Scalpel, The Sword. He fought for many years to have film made about Bethune; it was finally accomplished in the early 1990s.
In 1976, Allan earned the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. Before 1940, there was an Academy Award for Best Story for writing. For 1940, it and the award in this article were separated into two awards. Beginning with the...
for his story that became the screenplay for the movie Lies My Father Told Me
Lies My Father Told Me
Lies My Father Told Me is a 1975 Canadian film made in Montreal, Quebec. It was directed by Ján Kadár and stars Jeffrey Lynas as an orthodox Jewish boy growing up in 1920s Montreal....
.