John Howard Lawson
Playwright, Film writer
1894 – 1977
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Who was John Howard Lawson?
John Howard Lawson was an American writer. He was for several years head of the Hollywood division of the Communist Party USA. He was also the organization's cultural manager and answered directly to V.J. Jerome, the Party's New York-based cultural chief. He was the first president of the Writers Guild of America, West after the Screen Writers Guild divided into two regional organizations.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1894
New York City - Also known as
- Edward Lewis
- Jack
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Kate Drain Lawson
(1918 - 1923) - Susan Edmond
(1925 - )
- Kate Drain Lawson
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Williams College
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Aug 11, 1977
San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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