Spoiler : Lardner, Jr., Ring (birth name was Ringgold Wilmer Lardner, Jr.) Born in Chicago, Illinois 8/19/1915; died 10/31/2000 of cancer at his home in Manhattan, New York. Brother of screenwriter John Lardner. Lardner was the last surviving son of Lardner Senior, the baseball writer, humorist-short-story author. Married and divorced from Sylvia ?? (?-1945); actress Frances Chaney (1946-2000 his death. Lardner graduated from Andover, then attended Princeton where he was a member of the Socialist Club. Following his sophomore year, Lardner sailed for Hamburg, Germany where he caught a train to the Soviet Union and enrolled at the Anglo-American Institute of the University of Moscow, a center established to encourage young Americans to support the Soviet system. Lardner was won over, supporting Josef Stalin over Leon Trotsky, a position he held for decades. Screenwriter for A Star Is Born (1937) that was blacklisted during the 1950's, and at the time of his death was the last surviving member of the so-called Hollywood 10 that went to prison for refusing to testify about their political beliefs. Lardner spent 10 months in prison. Lardner and Michael Kanin won an Academy Award in 1942 for collaborating on the screenplay for, "Woman of the Year." Lardner also won another Academy Award for M*A*S*H (1970). Writer for television including episodes of the British produced program, The Adventures Of Robin Hood that was telecast on CBS (1955-1957).