Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan | |
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Yordan in 1988 | |
| Born | April 1, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2003 (aged 88) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Chicago-Kent College of Law |
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| Years active | 1946–1994 |
| Children | 5 |
Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer, novelist and playwright. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee, winning Best Story for Broken Lance (1954).
During the 1950s and 1960s, Yordan acted as a front for blacklisted writers although his use of surrogate screenwriters predates the McCarthy era.: 332 His actual contributions to the scripts he is credited with writing is controversial: 334 and he was known to some as a credit-grabber.