Sidney Buchman Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1941, he became the President of the Screen Writers Guild
• In 1923, he earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University
• Before becoming interested in writing, he studied medicine at the University of Minnesota
• Started off in acting working at the Old Vic Theatre in London
• Was primarily known for creating witty, sophisticated screenplays
• Left Oxford University after only a few weeks of studying there because he did not like the caste system of the university
• Was blacklisted in Hollywood after admitting to the House Un-American Committee that he was a member of the Communist Party