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Carl Foreman
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Carl Foreman was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 23, 1914, he was educated at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. He participated in World War II and was a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America and the Writers Guild of America West. He resided in the United Kingdom during his career.
Foreman received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay and a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He died of a brain tumor in Los Angeles on June 26, 1984. His children include Amanda Foreman.
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Carl Foreman, CBE was an American screenwriter and film producer who wrote the award-winning films The Bridge on the River Kwai and High Noon, among others. He was one of the screenwriters who were blacklisted in Hollywood in the 1950s because of their suspected communist sympathy or membership in the Communist Party.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Child
- Amanda Foreman
- Occupation
- producer
- Political party
- Communist Party of the United States of America
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Carl Foreman 1961.jpg
- Residence
- United Kingdom
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- date of birth
- 1914-07-23
- date of death
- 1984-06-26
- cause of death
- brain tumor
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Carl Foreman
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Carl Foreman
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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