Howard E. Koch

Howard E. Koch (1901-1995) was an American screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay for "Casablanca" (1942), for which he won an Academy Award. He also co-wrote "Sergeant York" (1941) and "Mission to Moscow" (1943). Koch was blacklisted in Hollywood during the McCarthy era due to his alleged communist sympathies. After being blacklisted, he moved to Europe and wrote under pseudonyms for British television and film. He returned to the United States in the 1970s and continued to write, including for the television series "The Untouchables."