About Albert Maltz: Measurements, Net Worth, Relationship

 

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.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia