Sheridan de Raismes Gibney (June 11, 1903 – April 12, 1988) was an American writer and producer in theater and film. He attendedAmherst College and received an honorary M.A. from it. He later served as an instructor atHobart and William Smith Colleges. He began in film in 1931, but tended to see himself more as a playwright. He received 2Academy Awards forBest Screenplay andBest Story forThe Story of Louis Pasteur, sharing the award withPierre Collings.[1] He particularly had a fondness forRestoration comedy. He would later become President of theScreen Writers Guild twice.[2] As a member of theLeague of American Writers, he suffered from theHollywood blacklist.Jack Warner later retracted the claim Gibney was a Communist[3] and Gibney had proposed the group criticize Soviet actions againstFinland although that ultimately was unanimously voted down.[4] In his later life Gibney did work in television.
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