Ben Barzman

Ben Barzman (October 12, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, blacklisted during the McCarthy Era and known best for his screenplays for the movies Back to Bataan, El Cid (1961), and The Blue Max (1966).

Career He was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Jewish family. He was the screenwriter or co-writer of more than 20 movies, from You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943) to The Head of Normande St. Onge (1975).

Blacklisting

Like many of his colleagues in the movie business, Barzman was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

The couple relocated to England so Barzman could work on the movies Give Us This Day (aka, Christ In Concrete, 1949). After his return to the United States after directing Give Us This Day, Edward Dmytryk, one of the Hollywood Ten, testified about the Barzmans to HUAC in 1951. "To get out of prison he named us and a lot of other people," said Norma Barzman in 2014.

Death Barzman died in Santa Monica, California, U.S. 1972: The Assassination 1974: (ger: Sie sind frei, Doktor Korczak) 1975: Normande