Sy Gomberg

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Role

Writer

Date of birth

08/19/1918

Date of death

02/11/2001

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Sy Gomberg

Biography

Sy Gomberg was an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, producer and activist who spoke out forcefully against what he called "gratuitous and unpunished violence" in movies and television. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1951 for best story in "When Willie Comes Marching Home", and again that same year for best screenplay for "Summer Stock" starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.

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