About
Two-time Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay for films like A Place in the Sun and The Bridge on the River Kwai; blacklisted by Hollywood during the era of so-called 'McCarthyism.'
Before Fame
He taught English and began writing screenplays in 1941.
Trivia
He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, one for A Place in the Sun, and one posthumous award for The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Family Life
He was married to architect Zelma Wilson.
Associated With
He wrote the screenplay for the cult classic Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston.
