Michael Wilson

Screenwriter, Film writer

1914 – 1978

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Who was Michael Wilson?

Michael Wilson was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios during the era of McCarthyism for being a communist.

Wilson was born and raised Roman Catholic in McAlester, Oklahoma. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1936. He taught English and began his writing career with short stories for magazines. Then, starting in 1941, he wrote or co-wrote twenty-two screenplays, several of which are legendary and considered some of the finest in the history of film.

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Born
Jul 1, 1914
McAlester
Also known as
  • James O'Donnell
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • University of California, Berkeley
Died
Apr 9, 1978
Los Angeles County

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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