Arnold Manoff
Arnold Manoff | |
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| Born | Arnold Pismenoff April 25, 1914 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 1965 (aged 50) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Joel Carpenter |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, novelist, playwright |
| Years active | 1942–1965 |
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| Children | 4, including Dinah Manoff |
Arnold Manoff (born Pismenoff; April 25, 1914 – February 10, 1965) was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s.
As a result of the blacklist, he wrote under a pseudonym, Joel Carpenter, through the 1960s. Manoff's experiences while blacklisted were among the inspirations for the 1976 film The Front.