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Samuel Badisch Ornitz (November 15, 1890 – March 10, 1957) was an American screenwriter and novelist from New York City; he was one of the "Hollywood Ten" [2] who were blacklisted from the 1950s on by movie studio bosses after his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee when he was held in contempt of Congress for ...
Samuel Ornitz, a novelist and screenwriter best remembered now as as one of the "Hollywood Ten" of accused communists who defied the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and was blacklisted, was born on November 15, 1890 in New York, New York, at the height of the Progressive Era of American politics.
- Writer
- November 15, 1890
- Samuel Ornitz
- March 10, 1957
Nov 16, 2015 · Samuel Ornitz (1890 – 1957) Image Credit: Courtesy of Everett Collection At age 12, this son of a wealthy New York dry-goods merchant was giving socialist speeches on the streets of the Lower...
Samuel Ornitz, the son of a prosperous New York dry-goods merchant, was born on 15th November, 1890. By the age of 12 Ornitz was a committed socialist and used to give speech on politics in Lower East Side streets.
Aug 6, 2009 · Six of the 10 — John Howard Lawson, Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Albert Maltz and Samuel Ornitz — were Jews. Their appeal to the Supreme Court was rejected.
Samuel Ornitz and soon speaking engagements consumed all of his time outside the studio. After the war he quickly became embroiled in another fight - against the forces of repression in the film industry- which culminated in his appearance before the House Un-American Ac-tivities Committee in 1947.
Bride of the Sabbath. by Samuel Ornitz. Rinehart. 410 pp. $3.75. For certain Jewish intellectuals, the crucial aspect of their relation to the East Side ghetto of their childhood was the shock of emancipation from it.
