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. His actual contributions to the scripts he is credited with writing is controversial and he was known to some as a credit-grabber.