- Ben Maddow
Ben Maddow (1909–1992) was a prolific
screenwriter and documentarian from the 1930s through the 70s. [Honan, William H. (1992). " [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7D6103BF937A25753C1A964958260 Ben Maddow, 83, Prolific Writer in Many Genres] ," "New York Times" obituary, Oct. 14, 1992. Online version retrieved Jan. 9, 2008.] Educated atColumbia University , Maddow began his career working within the American documentary movement in the 30s.In 1936 he co-founded the short-lived left-wing newsreel "
The World Today ". Under the pseudonym of David Wolff, Maddow co-wrote the screenplay to the Paul Strand–Leo Hurwitz documentary landmark, "Native Land " (1942).He earned his first feature screenplay credit with "
Framed " (1947). Other screenplays includeClarence Brown 's "Intruder in the Dust " (1949, anadaptation of theWilliam Faulkner novel),John Huston 's "The Asphalt Jungle " (1950, for which he received an Academy Award nomination and, with Huston, anEdgar Award for Best Mystery Screenplay) and "The Unforgiven " (1960).As a documentarian he directed and wrote such films as "Storm of Strangers", "The Stairs", and "
The Savage Eye " (1959), which won the BAFTA Flaherty Documentary Award. [Weiler, A. H. (1960). " [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9805E6DC1F38E333A25754C0A9609C946191D6CF "The Savage Eye" (1959)] ," "The New York Times", June 7, 1960. Online version retrieved Jan. 9, 2008.] Maddow made his solo feature directorial debut with the striking, offbeat feature "An Affair of the Skin " (1963), a well-acted story of several loves and friendships gone sour and marked by the rich characterisations which had distinguished his best screenplays.His final screenplay was for the horror melodrama "
The Mephisto Waltz " (1970).References and external links
*Hagan, John (2000). " [http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-Lo-Me/Maddow-Ben.html Ben Maddow] ", in Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast (editors), "International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Edition 4" (St. James Press), ISBN 978-1558624498. Online version of article retrieved January 9, 2008.
*Haut, Woody (2008). [http://www.webcitation.org/5VuUtIZgu "Ben Maddow: Affairs of the Skin,"] blog posted by a film critic who has published several books. Archived by WebCite from the [http://woodyhaut.blogspot.com original] 2008-02-26.
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