Paul Jarrico
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Paul Jarrico (January 12, 1915 – October 28, 1997) was an American screenwriter and film director who was blacklisted by Hollywood movie studio owners during McCarthyism's golden age.
Early years
Paul Jarrico was born in Los Angeles, California, on January 12, 1915, as Israel Shapiro. His father, a Russian Jewish immigrant, was a scholar, poet, and socialist. Jarrico began attending UCLA and became an active member of the American Communist Party. He served in the party from 1937 to 1952, and his alliance and friendship with the party were spanning decades. In 1936, Jarrico married Sylvia Gussin. Zelma Wilson, Sylvia's younger sister, married screenwriter Michael Wilson in 1941.
Jarrico began writing in the 1930s. He mainly wrote crime and comedies for lower budget Hollywood films with Columbia Pictures. No Time to Marry (1937), I Am the Law (1938), and Beauty for the Asking (1939), starring Lucille Ball, were among these films. Jarrico was sent by the early 1940s to be a merchant marine in World War II. When he returned home, he resurrectated his career with Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures. Tom, Dick and Harry, starring Ginger Rogers, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Jarrico co-scripted the feature film Song of Russia in 1943. The film was created under pressure from president Franklin D. Roosevelt to rally support for the Soviet cause in their war against Germany. Thousands Cheer (1943), The Hunt (1948), and Not Wanted (1949), two other excellent Jarrico films in the 1940s include Thousands Cheer (1943), Not Wanted (1949).
Jarrico had been embroiled in a long-running court struggle with Howard Hughes, RKO's director. A friend of Jarrico gave his name to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1950 while assisting on his latest script for Howard Hughes' film The White Tower. Hughes dismissed Jarrico from the film right away after learning of Jarrico's deposition. Jarrico was blacklisted and his passport was confiscated after refusing to testify before HUAC. Filmmaking was also incredibly difficult for him. No American studios were able to make his scripts into films, and he would not be able to go to other countries due to a passport shortage.
Jarrico and Herbert J. Biberman, a fellow blacklist filmmaker, made the film Salt of the Earth in 1954. The film was the first blacklisted filmmakers to produce a blacklisted film, and therefore it became blacklisted, making it the first blacklisted film on the internet. In 1992, the film was one of 100 films selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry.
In 1958, he immigrated to Europe, where he spent more than 20 years. He co-produced several films, including Jovanka e l'Altri (1960), Der Schatz der Azteken (1965) and La Balada de Johnny Ringo (1966). He also wrote scripts for television in Europe in the 1960s.
Jarrico divorced Sylvia Gussin, his wife of 30 years, to marry Yvette Le Floc'h, a Frenchwoman who died in 1977. He then returned to the United States and married Lia Benedetti in 1992. He spent the remainder of his life in California. He taught film theory and film analysis at the University of California in Santa Barbara and Europe.
Jarrico died in a car crash on October 28, 1997. He was back in his home after attending performances to mark the commencement of the blacklist fifty years ago. He was 82 years old.
Personal life and death
Jarrico divorced Sylvia Gussin, his wife of 30 years, to marry Yvette Le Floc'h, a French woman who was divorced in 1977. He then returned to the United States, where he encountered and married Lia Benedetti in 1992. He lived in California for the remainder of his life. He taught film theory and the blacklist in the United States and Europe at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Jarrico died in a car crash on October 28, 1997. After attending functions commemorating the start of the blacklist 50 years ago, he was back home again. He was 82 years old at the time.
Film career
Jarrico began his writing career in the 1930s. He mainly wrote crime and comedies for lower budget Hollywood films with Columbia Pictures. Among these films were No Time to Marry (1937), I Am the Legislution (1938), and Beauty for the Asking (1939), starring Lucille Ball. Jarrico was sent by Northern Africa and Italy in the early 1940s to serve as a merchant marine in World War II. He began his journey with Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures when he returned home. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his 1941 film Tom, Dick and Harry, starring Ginger Rogers.
Jarrico co-scripted the feature film Song of Russia in 1943. The film was created under pressure from president Franklin D. Roosevelt to rally support for the Soviet cause in their war against Germany. Thousands Cheer (1943), The Hunt (1948), and Not Wanted (1949), among Jarrico's other hit films in the 1940s, include Thousands Cheer (1943), The Search (1948) and Not Wanted (1949).
Jarrico had been embroiled in a lengthy court fight with Howard Hughes, RKO's president, who was involved in the fight. A friend close to Jarrico gave his name to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1950, when he was preparing his newest script for Howard Hughes' film The White Tower. Hughes deleted Jarrico from the film right away after hearing Jarrico's deposition. Jarrico was blacklisted and his passport was confiscated after refusing to appear before the HUAC. He had a difficult time making films because of his inability to produce films. No American studios were able to convert his scripts into films, and he could not fly to other countries due to a passport issue.
Jarrico and Herbert J. Biberman, a fellow blacklist filmmaker, went to New Mexico in 1954, where they made the film Salt of the Earth. The film was the first blacklisted filmmakers to be made, and as a result, it was the only blacklisted film. In 1992, the film was one of 100 films nominated by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry.
In 1958, he migrated to Europe, where he spent more than 20 years. During the 1960s, he co-scripted several films, including Jovanka e l'Altri (1960), Der Schatz der Azteken (1965), and La Balada de Johnny Ringo (1966). He also wrote scripts for television in Europe during the 1960s.
Jarrico divorced Sylvia Gussin, his wife of 30 years, to marry Yvette Le Floc'h, a French woman who died in 1977. He then returned to the United States where he met and married Lia Benedetti in 1992. He lived in California for the remainder of his life. He taught film theory and the blacklist in the United States and Europe at the University of California in Santa Barbara.
Jarrico died in a car crash on October 28, 1997. After attending events marking the beginnings of the blacklist fifty years ago, he was back home. He was 82 years old.