John Howard Lawson

Writing

John Howard Lawson

Born 1894-09-24 New York City, New York, USA 5 films

John Howard Lawson (September 25, 1894 – August 11, 1977) 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. Lawson was one of the Hollyw…

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Filmography

5 films
The Majestic poster

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles…

The Majestic

★ 6.8 2001

Red Hollywood poster

A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a r…

Red Hollywood

★ 6.6 1996