Philip Yordan

About Philip Yordan

Birth Day: April 1, 1914
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
Birth Sign: Aries

Philip Yordan Net Worth

Philip Yordan net worth and salary: Philip Yordan is a Screenwriter who has a net worth of $20 Million. Philip Yordan was born in Chicago, in April 1, 1914. Oscar-winning screenwriter of the 1954 drama Broken Lance who was also known for his willingness to hire blacklisted actors during the McCarthy era.
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💰Philip Yordan Net worth: $20 Million

About

Oscar-winning screenwriter of the 1954 drama Broken Lance who was also known for his willingness to hire blacklisted actors during the McCarthy era.

Before Fame

After studying law at the Chicago–Kent College of Law, he made a breakthrough Broadway production ''Anna Lucasta,' one of the first with an all-black cast.

Trivia

A critic of the Red Scare sweeping Hollywood in the 1950s, he made and starred in the 1954 western Johnny Guitar, a thinly-veiled allegory of the McCarthy trials.

Family Life

He was born in Chicago to Polish immigrants, and his second wife Marilyn Nash was an actress in several Chaplin films.

Associated With

He made two film versions of the stage play Anna Lucasta with Sammy Davis, Jr. starring in the black-cast version.