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Name: Sy Gomberg  
   
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Date of Birth: 19th August 1918
   
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
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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. He 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. They were married for 44 years and had one son.

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