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After completing undergraduate studies at the College, Taradash went on to attend Harvard Law School, graduating in 1936. However, despite passing the New York state bar exam, Taradash preferred writing to practicing law. He managed to persuade his well-to-do father to support his career goals for a trial period of two years...
...Daniel Taradash ’33, a screenwriter and winner of the 1953 Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, died...
...Taradash had suffered from pancreatic cancer and was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the time of his death...
From Here to Eternity, an adaptation of James Jones’ best-selling novel, was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, of which it won eight. Taradash translated the novel’s controversial glimpse into army life before the attack on Pearl Harbor, satisfying both Jones and industry censors. Taradash also wrote or collaborated on several successful Broadway plays and over 11 other films, including the classic Ranch Notorious...
...DIED. DANIEL TARADASH, 90, screenwriter who won an Oscar in 1953 for his adaptation of James Jones' controversial best-selling novel From Here to Eternity; in Los Angeles. President of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences from 1970 to 1973, Taradash's other writing credits include Desiree, Picnic, Hawaii and Golden...