Ring Lardner Jr. | |
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![]() Lardner in 1947 | |
Born | Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. August 19, 1915 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | October 31, 2000 New York City, U.S.[1] | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, journalist |
Years active | 1937–1977 |
Children | 3 |
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was an American screenwriter. A member of the "Hollywood Ten", he was blacklisted by the Hollywood film studios during the late 1940s and 1950s after his appearance as an "unfriendly" witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) leading to Lardner being found guilty of contempt of Congress.