Howard Koch

Birth Name:

Howard Koch

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

In 1995, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures at the PGA Awards
In 2000, he received the Golden Boot Award for his contributions to film
Before becoming a writer, he earned a law degree from Columbia University
In 1994, he auctioned off his Oscar statuette in order to help pay for his granddaughter's graduate school tuition
Was blacklisted in Hollywood in 1951 after being denounced as a Communist by the House Un-American Activities Committee
After leaving Hollywood, he continued working professionally by moving to England
Originally wrote Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" Halloween radio broadcast

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