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Wrote several outstanding screenplays for producer Stanley Kramer, including "Home of the Brave" (1949) and "The Men" (1950), before refusing to co-operate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the early 1950s. Subsequently blacklisted, Foreman went to England and worked uncredited on "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), before beginning his producing career in 1959. His sole directorial effort was "The Victors" (1963), an admirable WWII drama....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

High Noon - ( Screenplay / 2000 / Released / )
Remembrance - ( Song / 1981 / Released / )
When Time Ran Out - ( Screenplay / 1980 / Released / )
Force 10 From Navarone - ( Executive Producer / 1978 / Released / AIP )
Force 10 From Navarone - ( From Story / 1978 / Released / AIP )
Living Free - ( Executive Producer / 1972 / Released / )
Young Winston - ( Producer / 1972 / Released / )
Young Winston - ( Screenplay / 1972 / Released / )
The Virgin Soldiers - ( Executive Producer / 1970 / Released / )
MacKenna's Gold - ( Producer / 1969 / Released / )
MacKenna's Gold - ( Screenplay / 1969 / Released / )
Otley - ( Executive Producer / 1969 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
Born Free - ( Executive Producer / 1965 / Released / )
The Victors - ( Director / 1963 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
The Victors - ( Producer / 1963 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
The Victors - ( Screenplay / 1963 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
The Guns of Navarone - ( Screenplay / 1961 / Released / )
The Guns of Navarone - ( Executive Producer / 1961 / Released / )
The Mouse That Roared - ( Executive Producer / 1959 / Released / )
The Key - ( Screenplay / 1958 / Released / )
The Key - ( Executive Producer / 1958 / Released / )
The Bridge on the River Kwai - ( Screenplay / 1957 / Released / )
Storm Over the Nile - ( Consultant(- script consultant) / 1956 / Released / )
Richard III - ( Consultant(- script consultant) / 1955 / Released / Lopert Films )
Summertime - ( Consultant(- script consultant) / 1955 / Released / )
The Constant Husband - ( Consultant(- script consultant) / 1955 / Released / British Lion Films )
The Deep Blue Sea - ( Consultant(- script consultant) / 1955 / Released / )
The Sleeping Tiger - ( / 1954 / Released / Anglo-Amaglamated )
Young Man With a Horn - ( Screenplay / 1950 / Released / )
Champion - ( Screenplay / 1949 / Released / )
Dakota - ( From Story / 1945 / Released / )
TV Credits
High Noon ( 2000 / Released ): Screenplay / From Story
The Golden Gate Murders ( 1979 / Released ): Executive Producer
Full Biography (Back to top)

Wrote several outstanding screenplays for producer Stanley Kramer, including "Home of the Brave" (1949) and "The Men" (1950), before refusing to co-operate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the early 1950s. Subsequently blacklisted, Foreman went to England and worked uncredited on "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), before beginning his producing career in 1959. His sole directorial effort was "The Victors" (1963), an admirable WWII drama.

Profession(s):
screenwriter, producer, director, journalist, publicity writer, circus and carnival promoter
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
son:Jonathan Foreman
wife:Eve Foreman (in 1992 established a foundation in London to award two $20,000 fellowships each year for young scriptwriters to study in the USA)

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Education
University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois
John Marshall Law School Chicago, Illinois
Awards (Back to top)
Golden Globe Award Best English-Language Foreign Film "Young Winston" 1972
Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for Achievement 1968
Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture-Drama "The Guns of Navarone" 1961
Oscar Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957
Writers Guild of America Award Best-Written American Drama "High Noon" 1952
Writers Guild of America Robert Meltzer Award "The Men" 1950

Milestones (Back to top)
1968 Elected president of Writer's Guild of Great Britain
1965 Elected governor of British Film Institute

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