Ian McLellan Hunter(1915-1991)

Ian McLellan Hunter was born on 8 August 1915 in London, England, UK. Ian McLellan was a writer, known for Roman Holiday (1953), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) and The Outside Man (1972). Ian McLellan was married to Alice Dorothy Goldberg. Ian McLellan died on 5 March 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.

Known for

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TV Movie

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Robin Hood: The Movie
6.4
Video
- Writer (as Ian Larkin)
- 1991
Roman Holiday
5.1
TV Movie
- story
- 1987
The Blue and the Gray
7.5
TV Mini Series
- teleplay
- 1982
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
4.7
- screenplay by
- 1981
You Can't Go Home Again
6.8
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1979
Mastermind
4.6
- Writer
- 1976
The Adams Chronicles
8.2
TV Mini Series
- written by (as Ian Hunter)
- 1976
The Outside Man
6.5
- screenplay
- 1972
A Dream of Kings
6.3
- screenplay by
- screenplay (as Ian Hunter, as Ian Mclellan Hunter)
- 1969
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.8
TV Movie
- teleplay
- 1968
N.Y.P.D.
7.4
TV Series
- written by
- 1967
Seaway
7.5
TV Series
- teleplay
- writer
- 1965
The Defenders
7.9
TV Series
- teleplay
- written by
- 1963–1964
The Reporter
6.9
TV Series
- Writer (as Samuel B. West)
- 1964
Captain Sindbad
5.5
- written by (originally as Samuel B. West)
- 1963

Alternative names
- Eric Heath
Born
- August 8, 1915
- London, England, UK
Died
- March 5, 1991
- New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Alice Dorothy Goldberg1940 - March 5, 1991 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
Other works
The play, "Foxy," was written by Ring Lardner Jr., Johnny Mercer, Robert Emmett Dolan, and him in a world premiere at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal

Trivia
He agreed to "front" for Dalton Trumbo, the real author of Roman Holiday (1953), because Trumbo was blacklisted. Hunter passed along a portion of the money he "earned" for writing the film to Trumbo, but he kept the screenwriting Oscar, which the Academy awarded to him without having any idea that they were really honoring a blacklistee. Shortly afterwards, Hunter himself was also blacklisted. Trumbo's wife, Cleo, was finally presented with the award in 1993, long after his death in 1976. The Oscar she received was actually a second one, because Hunter's son wouldn't give up his father's Oscar, so two awards for Best Screenplay of 1953 exist. The story credit was corrected to credit Trumbo when the restored edition was released in 2002, nearly fifty years after the original release.

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