Norma Barzman Dies: Blacklisted Screenwriter Was 103
deadline.comNorma Barzman, a prominent screenwriter who was blacklisted due to her involvement with the American Communist Party, died Sunday at her Beverly Hills home, according to a social media post from her daughter Suzo Barzman.
She was 103. Barzman wrote the original story for Never Say Goodbye (1947) starring Errol Flynn with husband Ben Barzman. She was an uncredited writer on The Locket (1946) starring Laraine Day and Robert Mitchum.
She wrote Finishing School (1952) and on the TV series Il triangolo rosso (1967). She also appeared as an actress in Theatre 70 (1970) and Pajama Party (2000) as the “Groovy Grandma.” Barzman was unapologetic about her involvement with the Communist party from 1943-49.
In a 2014 interview with the L.A. Times, she maintained that “one should be proud to have been a member of the American Communist Party during those years.
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