[1] He began his career working at Universal Pictures and later spent time at Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and MGM.
His 1954 screenplay for Night People was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story.
His final years were spent working in television.
In 1940, a $663 court judgment was entered against Reed for a "beating administered" when an attorney, Louis L. Goldman, served papers on him concerning an alimony claim by Reed's ex-wife.
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