Blacklisted as a result from being an "unfriendly witness" when he testified during the dreaded House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1950s. As a result, his career was so damaged that he and his family moved to England, UK. For 12 years, he was forced to use phony names and "front" writers. One of several screenwriters blacklisted in Hollywood during the Red Scare of the 1950s.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961-1962
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
The Real McCoys
1958-1961
TV Series written by - 4 episodes
The Donna Reed Show
1960
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
The Four Just Men
1960
TV Series writer - 1 episode
I Married Joan
TV Series 4 episodes, 1952 - 1953 writer - 2 episodes, 1953
Behave Yourself!
1951
story
Campus Rhythm
1943
additional dialogue
Silk Stalkings
1995
TV Series story - 1 episode
CBS Storybreak
1987
TV Series book - 1 episode
A Guide for the Married Woman
1978
TV Movie screenplay / story
The Practice
1976
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
The Jeffersons
1975
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
Captain Newman, M.D.
1972
TV Movie creator
Shirley's World
TV Series creator - 6 episodes, 1971 original story - 1 episode, 1971 series created by - 1 episode, 1971
Make Room for Granddaddy
1971
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
My World and Welcome to It
1970
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
1969
writer
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
screenplay / story
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
book / screenplay
The Double Man
1967
screen story / screenplay
Father Goose
1964
screenplay
Make Room for Daddy
1958-1962
TV Series written by - 18 episodes
The Andy Griffith Show
1960-1962
TV Series written by - 9 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Guide for the Married Woman
1978
TV Movie program consultant
The Jeffersons
1975
TV Series story editor - 7 episodes
Maude
1972
TV Series story consultant - 2 episodes
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970-1971
TV Series executive script consultant - 2 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Funny Old Guys
2003
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
2000
TV Special
Himself - Memorial Tribute
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1965
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
$5 Million
