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name: "Ring Lardner Jr."
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roles: ["Screenwriter"]
born: "19 August 1915"
died: "31 October 2000"
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average_fi1m_score: 79
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# Ring Lardner Jr.

Screenwriter. Born 19 August 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 31 October 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter
- **Born:** 19 August 1915, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 31 October 2000
- **Active:** 1944–1970
- **Also known as:** Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr.

## Biography

Ring Lardner Jr. was an American screenwriter. Born Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. in Chicago, Illinois, in 1915, he worked initially as a publicist and script doctor in Hollywood before receiving writing credits on films including *Woman of the Year* (1942), for which he shared an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

He contributed to the screenplays for *Laura* (1944), *Cloak and Dagger* (1946) and *Forever Amber* (1947). In 1947 he was blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten after refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee and served a prison sentence for contempt of Congress. His next credited screenplay under his own name was *The Cincinnati Kid* (1965).

Lardner won a second Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for *M*A*S*H* (1970). His final credited film work was a rewrite on *The Greatest* (1977).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *M*A*S*H* (1970), Fi1m 72, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/m-a-s-h.md)
- *Laura* (1944), Fi1m 86, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)

## Also known for

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Writer
- *The Cincinnati Kid* (1965), Screenplay
- *Woman of the Year* (1942), Screenplay
- *Cloak and Dagger* (1946), Screenplay
- *The Cardinal* (1963), Screenplay

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