Family
brother:David Lardner (kiled by a landmine in October 1944 at age 25 while fighting during WWII)
brother:James Lardner (died at age 24 in 1938 while fighting in the Spanish Civil War)
brother:John Lardner (died in 1960 at age 47)
cousin:Rex Lardner (died on July 27, 1998 at age 80)
daughter:Katharine Lardner (mother, Frances Chaney; father, David Lardner; adopted by Ring Lardner)
father:Ring Lardner Sr (died on September 25, 1933 at age 48)
nephew:Donal Lardner Ward
son:James Mark Lardner (born in September 1948)
son:Joseph Lardner (mother, Frances Chaney; father. David Lardner; adopted by Ring Lardner)
wife:Silvia Schulman (married in 1937; divorced in 1945)
wife:Frances Chaney (was previously married to his brother David; married in 1946)
Education
University of Moscow Moscow, Russia
Phillips Andover Academy Andover, Massachusetts 1932
Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey 1932
Writers Guild of America Screen Laurel Award 1988
Oscar Best Adapted Screenplay "M*A*S*H" 1970
Writers Guild of America Award Best-Written American Comedy Adapted from Another Medium "M*A*S*H" 1970
Oscar Best Original Screenplay "Woman of the Year" 1942
1985 Began involvement with Sundance Institute
1977 Last feature film to date "The Greatest"
1970 Wrote the screenplay adaptation for Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H"; won second Oscar
1965 Received co-screenwriter credit (with Terry Southern) on Norman Jewison's "The Cincinnati Kid"
1958 With Ian McLellan Hunter, wrote screenplay to "Virgin Island"; jointly credited as Philip Rush
1951 Provided uncredited work on the screenplay for Joseph Losey's "The Big Night"
1950 - 1965 Blacklisted in Hollywood
1947 Subpoenaed before the House Committee on Un-American Activities
1942 Provided story and co-wrote screenplay for "Woman of the Year"; won Oscar
1939 First screen credit as co-writer with Ian McLellan Hunter and Harvey Gates, "Meet Dr. Christian"
1937 First screen work, uncredited work on "Nothing Sacred"
1937 Provided the ending for "A Star Is Born"
1935 Worked as reporter for DAILY MIRROR
Convicted of contempt of Congress; served 10 months in prison
Taught at New York University
