Michael Wilson

About

Two-time Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay for films like A Place in the Sun and The Bridge on the River Kwai; blacklisted by Hollywood during the era of so-called 'McCarthyism.'

Before Fame

He taught English and began writing screenplays in 1941.

Trivia

He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, one for A Place in the Sun, and one posthumous award for The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Family Life

He was married to architect Zelma Wilson.

Associated With

He wrote the screenplay for the cult classic Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston.