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Bess Taffel Boyle (December 10, 1913 – July 21, 2000) was an American screenwriter, whose career was effectively ended after she was identified as a member of the Communist Party during the McCarthy period. Taffel is known for writing such films as Elopement.
Personal life and death. Boyle's wife, Bess Taffel, whose career began in the Yiddish theatre, was a Hollywood blacklistee, whose film career ended in 1951 after she was "named" by Leo Townsend, although her husband's career was apparently unharmed. They lived in a house that Bob designed and built in The Hollywood Hills, for their entire marriage.
Sep 4, 2000 · Bess Taffel, a screenwriter blacklisted in Hollywood after refusing to answer to the House Un-American Activities Committee, has died. Taffel died July 21 of a stroke at UCLA Medical Center,...
Robert Francis Boyle, art director: born Los Angeles 10 October 1909; married Bess Taffel Boyle (died 1999; two daughters); died Los Angeles 1 August 2010.
Aug 1, 2010 · He was married to screenwriter Bess Taffel until her death in 2000. Associated With. He received an honorary Academy Award at the age of 98. Instead of accepting the award from his wheelchair, he insisted on walking onstage and was aided in this effort by actress Nicole Kidman.
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Aug 3, 2010 · Boyle said Hitchcock even introduced him to the woman he’d later marry, scribe Bess Taffel. Born in Los Angeles, Boyle graduated from USC’s architecture school.
Aug 4, 2010 · Boyle’s wife, screenwriter Bess Taffel, died in 2000. He is survived by his daughters, Emily Boyle-Biddle and Susan Licon; and three grandchildren. Services are pending.
