Maurice Rapf | |
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| Born | May 19, 1914 |
| Died | April 15, 2003 (aged 88) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter, university professor |
| Spouse |
Louise Seidel (m. 1947–2003) |
Maurice Harry Rapf (May 19, 1914 – April 15, 2003)[1][2][3] was an American screenwriter and professor of film studies. His work includes the screenplays for early Disney live-action features Song of the South (1946) and So Dear to My Heart (1949), uncredited work on the screenplay for the animated feature Cinderella (1950),[4] and several films of the late 1930s. He was a co-founder of the Screen Writers Guild. He was blacklisted in 1947 due to his association with the Communist Party USA. He later taught film studies at Dartmouth College.
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- ^ "Maurice Rapf (1914-2003)". Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam. "Maurice Rapf obituary". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2016.