Howard J. Green

Green would write over 60 films throughout his career and in 1951 he turned to television, beginning with an episode of The Adventures of Kit Carson. He would then write episodes for over 20 television shows, including multiple episodes for Gruen Guild Theater, Chevron Theatre, Public Defender and the Pepsi-Cola Playhouse.

In 1933, at a time when writers were looking to organize against the studios, Green suggested reviving the Screen Writers Guild, which began as a social club in 1921, as a union. Green then became the union's first president.

In 1932, Green penned I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, based upon the autobiography of a chain gang escapee, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture but also had a significant impact on film-goers in the United States. The film fueled protests against the chain gang system which ultimately led to reforms of the system and the elimination of chain gangs in Georgia in 1937.

The silent film actor Johnny Hines eventually suggested that Green try his hand at screenwriting and in 1926 he moved to Los Angeles to join Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a "gag man" writer. Green made his motion picture debut as a "comedy constructor" for The Brown Derby and his first screen credit was for The Kid Brother in 1927.

On April 25, 1923, Green married Irma Heinemann at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. The couple had two children; Howard Jr. and Eleanor.

Howard J. Green (March 20, 1893 – September 2, 1965) was an American screenwriter who worked in film and television. He was the first president of the Screen Writers Guild and a founder of the subsequent Writers Guild of America, West.