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Walter Bernstein

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Screenwriter

The Resume

    (August 20, 1919-January 23, 2021)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Wrote screenplays for ‘Kiss the Blood Off My Hands’ (1948), ‘That Kind of Woman’ (1959), ‘Fail Safe’ (1964), ‘The Molly Maguires’ (1970), ‘The Front’ (1976), ‘Semi-Tough’ (1977), ‘Yanks’ (1979), ‘The Legend of Billie Jean’ (1985), ‘The House on Carroll Street’ (1988), and ‘Fletch Lives’ (1989)
    Wrote and directed the film ‘Little Miss Marker’ (1980)
    Appeared in the documentary ‘Hollywood on Trial’ (1976)
    Visiting instructor and screenwriting thesis advisor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts

Why he might be annoying:

    He frequently ditched school to watch movies.
    He joined the Young Communist League (1937) and the Communist Party (1946).
    He was married four times, divorced three times.
    ’Variety’ described his only directorial effort, a remake of the Damon Runyon story ‘Little Miss Marker,’ as ‘rather treacly.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    During World War II, he served as a correspondent for the Army newspaper ‘Yank,’ including sneaking behind enemy lines and hiking through mountain terrain for seven days to secure the first American interview with Yugoslavian partisan leader Tito.
    He was blacklisted during the 1950s for his political beliefs.
    He was able to continue working in television by using fronts (non-blacklisted writers who would submit his work under their names).
    His experience as a blacklisted writer was reflected in his screenplays for ‘The Front’ and ‘The House on Carroll Street.’
    He won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen for ‘The Front.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 112 Votes: 53.57% Annoying