Philip Yordan

Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer, novelist and playwright. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee, winning Best Story for Broken Lance (1951). During the 1950s and 1960s, Yordan acted as a front for blacklisted writers although his use of surrogate screenwriters predates the McCarthy era.: 332  His actual contributions to the scripts he is credited with writing is controversial: 334  and he was known to some as a credit-grabber. ()