Daniel Taradash was born to a Jewish family[1] in Kentucky and raised in Chicago and Miami Beach. He attended Harvard University, where he met his future producing partner Jules Blaustein. He graduated with a law degree and passed the New York State bar. But when his play The Mercy won the 1938 Bureau of New Plays contest (the two previous winners were Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams), a career in theater was launched. He moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a scripter. His first assignment was as one of four credited writers on the screen version of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy (1939).
His theater career was interrupted when, during World War II, Taradash served in the U.S. Army and eventually underwent training in the Signal Corps Officer Candidate program. He was assigned to the Signal Corps Photo Center and worked as a writer and producer of training films.
In the mid-1950s, Taradash and Jules Blaustein formed Phoenix Corporation. He also tried his hand at directing with Storm Center (1956) starring Bette Davis as a librarian fighting censorship and book banning. Taradash and Zinnemann had planned to make two films from James Michener's massive novel Hawaii but were unable to raise the financing. (When George Roy Hill did make the film in 1965, he utilized Taradash's script with emendations by Dalton Trumbo.) By the 1970s, Taradash's efforts produced his final two scripts for the soap operas Doctors' Wives (1971) and The Other Side of Midnight (1977).
Taradash won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Drama for From Here to Eternity, and received a WGA nomination for Picnic.
1938 - Won the Bureau of New Plays nationwide playwrighting contest previously won by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams
1939 - First feature credit as one of four credited screenwriters on the film adaptation of Golden Boy
1941 - Served in the US Army
1948 - Debut as a Broadway playwright, Red Gloves, adapted from the work by Jean-Paul Sartre
1949 - Breakthrough screen credit as co-writer of Knock on Any Door
1953 - Earned Academy Award for his screenplay for From Here to Eternity, adapted from the James Jones novel
1956 - Adapted William Inge's Picnic
1956 - Directorial debut, Storm Center (also wrote)
1958 - Wrote the screenplay adaptation of Bell, Book and Candle
1959 - Made one-shot return to Broadway as playwright of There Was a Little Girl, starring Jane Fonda
1966 - Received co-writer credit on Hawaii; originally he and director Fred Zinnemann had hoped to make two films based on the James Michener novel but financing could not be raised
1971 - Scripted Doctors Wives
1977 - Final screenplay credit, The Other Side of Midnight[2]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Daniel Taradash news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Daniel Taradash January 29 1913 February 22 2003 was an American screenwriter Daniel TaradashBorn 1913 01 29 January 29 1913Louisville Kentucky USDiedFebruary 22 2003 2003 02 22 aged 90 Los Angeles California USSpouseMadeleine Forbes 1945 2003 AwardsAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay1953 From Here to EternityTaradash s credits include Golden Boy 1939 From Here to Eternity 1952 Rancho Notorious 1952 Don t Bother to Knock 1952 Desiree 1954 Picnic 1955 Storm Center 1956 which he also directed Bell Book and Candle 1958 Morituri 1965 Hawaii 1966 Castle Keep 1969 Doctors Wives 1971 and Bogie 1980 a film biography of Humphrey Bogart Contents 1 Early years 2 Post World War II career 3 Achievements 4 Sources 5 External linksEarly years EditDaniel Taradash was born to a Jewish family 1 in Kentucky and raised in Chicago and Miami Beach He attended Harvard University where he met his future producing partner Jules Blaustein He graduated with a law degree and passed the New York State bar But when his play The Mercy won the 1938 Bureau of New Plays contest the two previous winners were Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams a career in theater was launched He moved to Hollywood where he worked as a scripter His first assignment was as one of four credited writers on the screen version of Clifford Odets Golden Boy 1939 His theater career was interrupted when during World War II Taradash served in the U S Army and eventually underwent training in the Signal Corps Officer Candidate program He was assigned to the Signal Corps Photo Center and worked as a writer and producer of training films Post World War II career EditAfter the war Taradash attempted to find success on Broadway with an American version of Jean Paul Sartre s Red Gloves but the show folded quickly and he returned to Hollywood He had more success as the co writer with John Monks Jr of the Humphrey Bogart vehicle Knock on Any Door 1949 The Fritz Lang Western Rancho Notorious and the psychodrama Don t Bother to Knock both 1952 Performers included Marlene Dietrich and Arthur Kennedy in the former Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe in the latter His adaptation of James Jones massive novel From Here to Eternity 1953 starring Burt Lancaster was a big success and earned Taradash an Oscar It was directed by Fred Zinnemann His subsequent film work was generally in adaptations including Desiree 1954 about Napoleon and Josephine Picnic 1955 from the William Inge play and Bell Book and Candle 1958 from John Van Druten s stage comedy In the mid 1950s Taradash and Jules Blaustein formed Phoenix Corporation He also tried his hand at directing with Storm Center 1956 starring Bette Davis as a librarian fighting censorship and book banning Taradash and Zinnemann had planned to make two films from James Michener s massive novel Hawaii but were unable to raise the financing When George Roy Hill did make the film in 1965 he utilized Taradash s script with emendations by Dalton Trumbo By the 1970s Taradash s efforts produced his final two scripts for the soap operas Doctors Wives 1971 and The Other Side of Midnight 1977 Taradash won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Drama for From Here to Eternity and received a WGA nomination for Picnic Taradash served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1970 to 1973 He was AMPAS s 20th president In 1972 he introduced Charlie Chaplin at Chaplin s legendary appearance at the 44th Academy Awards and presented him with an honorary award In 2003 Taradash died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles at age 90 Achievements Edit1938 Passed New York bar exam 1938 Won the Bureau of New Plays nationwide playwrighting contest previously won by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams 1939 First feature credit as one of four credited screenwriters on the film adaptation of Golden Boy 1941 Served in the US Army 1948 Debut as a Broadway playwright Red Gloves adapted from the work by Jean Paul Sartre 1949 Breakthrough screen credit as co writer of Knock on Any Door 1953 Earned Academy Award for his screenplay for From Here to Eternity adapted from the James Jones novel 1956 Adapted William Inge s Picnic 1956 Directorial debut Storm Center also wrote 1958 Wrote the screenplay adaptation of Bell Book and Candle 1959 Made one shot return to Broadway as playwright of There Was a Little Girl starring Jane Fonda 1966 Received co writer credit on Hawaii originally he and director Fred Zinnemann had hoped to make two films based on the James Michener novel but financing could not be raised 1971 Scripted Doctors Wives 1977 Final screenplay credit The Other Side of Midnight 2 1996 Laurel Award for Screenwriting AchievementSources Edit Erens Patricia August 1988 The Jew in American Cinema Indiana University Press p 392 ISBN 978 0 253 20493 6 Yahoo Movies Daniel Taradash biography https movies yahoo com shop d hc amp id 1800034078 amp cf biog amp intl usExternal links Edit Biography portalDaniel Taradash at IMDbNon profit organization positionsPreceded byGregory Peck President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences1970 1973 Succeeded byWalter Mirisch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Taradash amp oldid 1132291008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
