Sy Gomberg

Sy Gomberg

Sy Gomberg (August 19, 1918 – February 11, 2001) was an Oscar-nominated film screenwriter and producer who taught screenwriting to USC students for over ten years.

Gomberg spent World War II in the Air Force Motion Picture Unit in Hollywood. After the war, he was a contributor to "Collier's Weekly" and the "Saturday Evening Post". In 1951, he received an Academy Award nomination for "When Willie Comes Marching Home" – which was based on a story Gomberg originally wrote for Collier’s. He also created, produced and wrote the 1960s TV series "The Law and Mr. Jones". A supporter of the ACLU, Gomberg organized members of the film industry to march with Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama. He was married to actress Maxine Cooper. Married for 44 years, they had one son from his wife's previous marriage and two daughters of their own.

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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177934/bio Sy Gomberg at the Internet Movie Database]


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