Herbert Biberman

Screenwriter

Birthday March 4, 1900

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Birthplace Pennsylvania

DEATH DATE Jun 30, 1971 (71)

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About

American screenwriter and film director who was one of the Hollywood Ten. He also directed the very successful film, Salt of the Earth, in 1954.

Before Fame

He was raised by his parents, Joseph and Eva Biberman.

Trivia

He was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities committee in the late 1940s, and he was one of ten Hollywood writers and directors cited for contempt of Congress.

Family Life

He had two children with wife Gale Sondergaard.

Associated With

Jeff Goldblum played him in a film about the making of The Salt of The Earth.