Michael Seymour Blankfort[1] (December 10, 1907 – July 13, 1982)[2] was an American screenwriter, writer of books and playwright.
He served as a front for the blacklisted Albert Maltz on the Academy Award-nominated screenplay of Broken Arrow (1950).
[2] The Writers Guild of America, West, in its 1991 restoration of credit for the Broken Arrow screenplay to Maltz, expressed "a strong statement of appreciation for the courage of screenwriter Michael Blankfort" for his action in fronting for Maltz, in which Blankfort "risked being blacklisted himself to help his friend".
The Blankforts donated over 400 pieces of art to the museum, including works by Yves Klein, Willem de Kooning and Arshile Gorky.
[5] As screenwriter: As associate producer: 1953: National Jewish Book Award for The Juggler[6]