Bernard Gordon

Screenwriter

Birthday October 29, 1918

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Connecticut

DEATH DATE May 11, 2007 (88)

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About

American writer and producer who was prevented from taking credit for his work by the Hollywood Blacklist.

Before Fame

He attended New York City College, and was briefly a member of the Communist Party in the 1940s.

Trivia

He wrote Flesh and Fury and Lawless Breed before being called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Family Life

He was the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia and married fellow activist Jean Lewin in 1946.

Associated With

He wrote Hellcats of the Navy, which starred Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Davis.