Short Info

DiedApril 26, 1985, Los Angeles, California, United States
SpouseMargaret Larkin
FactBiography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 541-542. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.


Albert Maltz was born on December 28, 1908 in New York City. His parents, both immigrants from Russia, ran a small grocery store. He had two older sisters. Maltz was a bright child and an excellent student. He graduated from high school at the age of 16 and went on to study at Columbia University.

Maltz began his career as a journalist, working for various newspapers and magazines. He soon turned to writing fiction, and his first novel, The Underground Stream, was published in 1934.

Maltz was a committed Communist, and during the 1930s he was active in the Party. He traveled to the Soviet Union in 1935, and later wrote about his experiences in the book This Is My Country Too (1937).

In the 1940s, Maltz began working in Hollywood as a screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for the classic film The Lost Weekend (1945), for which he won an Academy Award. He also wrote the screenplays for such films as Broken Arrow (1950) and The Naked and the Dead (1958).

In the 1950s, Maltz became increasingly critical of the Soviet Union and its policies. He was expelled from the Communist Party in 1958.

Maltz continued to work as a screenwriter and novelist until his death in 1985. His best-known work is probably the novel The Last Day of Summer (1960), which was made into a film starring James Dean.

Albert Maltz was a successful writer who achieved great acclaim in his lifetime. His work is still widely read and respected today.

General Info

Full NameAlbert Maltz
DiedApril 26, 1985, Los Angeles, California, United States
ProfessionPlaywright, Screenwriter, Novelist
EducationColumbia University, Yale School of Drama, Yale University
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseMargaret Larkin

Accomplishments

AwardsAcademy Honorary Award, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Western
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama, Writers Guild of America Award - The Robert Meltzer Award
MoviesScalawag, The Beguiled, Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Robe, Broken Arrow, The Naked City, Cloak and Dagger, The House I Live In, Mildred Pierce, Pride of the Marines, Destination Tokyo, This Gun for Hire, Afraid to Talk, Hotelboy Ed Martin

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Quotes

#Quote
1[on Dalton Trumbo] There is no question that [he] had talent for much greater literary work than the film work that he produced. The reason he never did what he could have done was this obsession of his with making money and living in a grand manner. I never knew what made it necessary for him to have both a house on Beverly Drive and a ranch that he had to build a road to get to.

Facts

#Fact
1In 1938, his story "The Happiest Man on Earth" (published in Harper's Magazine) won 1st place in the O. Henry Awards.
2Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 541-542. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
3Blacklisted in 1950s; one of the Hollywood Ten.

Movies

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hangup1974as John B. Sherry
Scalawag1973writer
The Beguiled1971screenplay - as John B. Sherry
Two Mules for Sister Sara1970screenplay
Short Cut to Hell1957originally uncredited - 1942 screenplay This Gun for Hire
Hotelboy Ed Martin1955play "Merry-Go-Round"
The Robe1953screenplay - originally uncredited
Broken Arrow1950screenplay - front Michael Blankfort
The Naked City1948screenplay
The Red House1947uncredited
Cloak and Dagger1946screenplay
The House I Live In1945Short written by
Mildred Pierce1945contract writer - uncredited
Pride of the Marines1945screen play
Destination Tokyo1943screen play
Seeds of Freedom1943writer
This Gun for Hire1942screen play
Merry-Go-Round1932play "Merry Go Round"

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Moscow Strikes Back1942Documentary english text

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hollywood on Trial1976DocumentaryHimself
The Hollywood Ten1950Documentary shortHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Reagan2011DocumentaryHimself
Trumbo2007DocumentaryHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1951WGA Award (Screen)Writers Guild of America, USABest Written American WesternBroken Arrow (1950)
1946Honorary AwardAcademy Awards, USAThe House I Live In (1945)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1951OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Writing, ScreenplayBroken Arrow (1950)
1951WGA Award (Screen)Writers Guild of America, USAThe Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene)Broken Arrow (1950)
1949WGA Award (Screen)Writers Guild of America, USABest Written American DramaThe Naked City (1948)
1949WGA Award (Screen)Writers Guild of America, USAThe Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene)The Naked City (1948)
1946OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Writing, ScreenplayPride of the Marines (1945)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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