Sidney Buchman
Sidney Buchman · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Academy Award 1941)
1902, Duluth, Minnesota, USA — 1975, Cannes, France
United States · France
Sidney Buchman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Academy Award 1941)
Sidney Buchman was an American screenwriter and producer best known for 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' (1939) and for winning the Academy Award for Best Story for 'Here Comes Mr. Jordan' (1941). Later blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he continued to work in Europe. He was born into a Jewish family in Minnesota.
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Screenwriter of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Academy Award 1941)
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