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Carl Foreman Biography

Birth Name:Carl Foreman

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack

Awards

  • 1950Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay: nominated
  • 1950WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Drama: nominated
  • 1950WGA Award (Screen)-The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene): nominated
  • 1951Oscar-Best Writing, Story and Screenplay: nominated
  • 1951WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Drama: nominated
  • 1951WGA Award (Screen)-The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene): winner
  • 1953Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay: nominated
  • 1953Golden Globe-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1953WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Drama: winner
  • 1958Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: winner
  • 1959BAFTA Film Award-Best British Screenplay: nominated
  • 1962Oscar-Best Picture: nominated
  • 1962Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
  • 1962BAFTA Film Award-Best British Screenplay: nominated
  • 1973Oscar-Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced: nominated
  • 1973Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best British Screenplay: winner