Lester Cole
Lester Cole | |
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 Cole in 1947 | |
| Born | Lester Cohn June 19, 1904 |
| Died | August 15, 1985 (aged 81) |
| Other names | J. Redmond Prior; Lewis Copley; Gerald L. C. Copley |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) |
Jeanne March
(m. 1935, divorced)Isabel Dowden Johnson
(m. 1953, divorced)Katharine Hogle
(m. 1956, separated) |
| Children | 2 |
Lester Cole (born Lester Cohn; June 19, 1904 – August 15, 1985) was an American screenwriter. His film credits include The House of the Seven Gables (1940), Objective, Burma! (1945), and The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947). He is best known as one of the "Hollywood Ten"—the group of screenwriters and directors cited for contempt of Congress, and subsequently blacklisted and imprisoned, for refusing to testify regarding their alleged involvement with the Communist Party.