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Why was screenwriter Michael Wilson not originally credited for Lawrence of Arabia?
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Screenwriter Michael Wilson was not originally credited for his work on the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia because he was blacklisted at the time the movie was produced.1
During the Cold War, the Hollywood blacklist was a practice used by film studios to deny employment to individuals suspected of having communist affiliations or those who refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Wilson was later officially recognized as the co-writer of the screenplay alongside Robert Bolt.21