R.I.P. Walter Bernstein, blacklisted screenwriter and Oscar nominee Variety, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Walter Bernstein—who was blacklisted in the ‘50s but kept his career alive by writing pseudonymous scripts—has died. The news was confirmed by former Writers Guild Of America West president Howard Rodman, who referred to Bernstein as a “legendary screenwriter” and “one of the great humans” in a post on social media.Bernstein was 101. Advertisement Bernstein was born in Brooklyn in 1919 and began his writing career by doing movie reviews while in college. He later worked as a correspondent for the Army newspaper when he was drafted into the military during World War II, publishing stories about his experiences in