Seymour Bennett

Seymour Bennett was an American screenwriter active during the 1940s and 1950s.

Seymour Bennett
Born
Seymour Bennett Berkowitz

(1915-07-20)July 20, 1915
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1997(1997-03-09) (aged 81)
California, U.S.
EducationCornell University
OccupationScreenwriter
Spouse(s)Connie Lee

Biography

Seymour was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1915, the son of William Berkowitz and Jennie Romer. He attended Cornell University, where he wrote plays. He graduated in 1936.[1]

He enlisted in the United States Army in 1941, and listed his occupation at that time as a writer, reporter, and editor.

At some point after serving in World War II, he moved to Los Angeles and began writing film scenarios; his first effort was on 1947's Hemingway adaptation, The Macomber Affair.[2]

In California, he met and married fellow writer Connie Lee, who wrote several of Westerns and B-movies for Columbia Pictures. They collaborated on the script for 1953's The Last Posse.

Bennett and Lee were both blacklisted as Communists during the 1950s after being named by screenwriter David Lang, at which point their careers in Hollywood came to an end.[3]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Prize for Original One-Act Plays Won by Cornell Seniors". The Ithaca Journal. April 13, 1936. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. Scott, John L. (May 1, 1947). "'Triangle' Plot Given Novel Touch". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. "Writer Tells of Threat When Bolting Red Party". The Muncie Evening Press. March 25, 1953. Retrieved January 13, 2019.


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