Academy Award Winner and Blacklisted Writer Frank Tarloff Dead at 83.BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- Academy Award-winning screenwriter Frank Tarloff, one of the few surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist The Hollywood blacklist—more properly the entertainment industry blacklist, into which it expanded—was the mid-twentieth-century list of screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. of the early 1950s, died Friday, June 25, at his home in Beverly Hills of lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. . He was 83. Tarloff won his Oscar in 1964 for co-writing "Father Goose," for which he also received a nomination from the Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is a term often referring to the joint efforts of the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, west. Jointly, the two guilds act as the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and . He received a second WGA WGA Windows Genuine Advantage (Microsoft) WGA Writers Guild of America (union for screenwriters) WGA Wise Giving Alliance (Better Business Bureau) WGA wheat germ agglutinin nomination in 1967 for co-writing "Guide for the Married Man." He was elected to several terms on the board of the WGA, serving the guild further as a member of its Arbitration and Negotiation Committees. His prolific television credits include comedy writing for "Make Room for Daddy," "I Married Joan," "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Donna Reed Show" and "The Jeffersons." Tarloff also wrote screenplays for "The Secret War of Harry Frigg," which starred Paul Newman, and "The Double Man," which starred Yul Brynner. Earlier in his career, Tarloff wrote for such radio shows as "Meet Corlis Archer," "A Date With Judy A Date with Judy was an American radio program during the 1940s. It was a teenage comedy that began as a summer replacement for Bob Hope's show, sponsored by Pepsodent and airing on NBC from June 24 to September 16 1941, with 14-year-old Ann Gillis in the title role. " and "Baby Snooks." During the years he was blacklisted, he lived with his family in London. While there, he wrote the screenplay for "School for Scandal," for which he never received screen credit. It starred Alistar Simms, Ian Carmichael and Terry Thomas. Tarloff is survived by wife Lee Barrie, a jazz singer; a daughter, Julie Owen, and a son, writer Erik Tarloff, both of Berkeley, Calif.; and three grandchildren: David and Emily Owen, 14 and 16, respectively, and Elliott Tarloff, 16. Funeral services were private. A memorial service is pending. |
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