Lester Cole (June 19, 1904 - August 15, 1985) was an American screenwriter. Born in New York City, Lester Cole began his career as an actor but soon turned to screenwriting. His first work was "If I had a Million"." In 1933, he joined with John Howard Lawson and Samuel Ornitz to establish the Writers' Guild of America. In 1934 he joined the American Communist Party. Subjected to a House Committee on Un-American Activities investigation and blacklisted, … Wikipedia
Lester Cole, screenplay writer, co-founder of the Screen Writers Guild and one of the Hollywood Ten, talks with Don Swaim in this 1982 interview about why he decided to join the Communist party. wiredforbooks.org/lestercole/
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