Michael Wilson

…Academy Award, but the writer, Michael Wilson, was not named as a nominee, because he had been blacklisted after refusing to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee’s questions concerning communist affiliations. It was not until 2002 that Wilson’s name was officially added to the nomination.

The writer Michael Wilson was blacklisted at the time the film was made but was later recognized as cowriter with Robert Bolt of the screenplay for Lawrence of Arabia.