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 (1945), El Cid (1961), and The Blue Max (1966).[1]

Ben Barzman
Born(1910-10-12)October 12, 1910
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 15, 1989(1989-12-15) (aged 79)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • writer
Spouse
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(m. 1942)​
Children7, Paolo Barzman
  1. ^ "Ben Barzman Dead; Scriptwriter Was 79". New York Times. 21 December 1989. Retrieved 19 September 2015.