Claim: Planet of the Apes (1968 film) was written by an American.
Evidence: The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle.
Rodman Edward `` Rod '' Serling -LRB- December 25 , 1924 -- June 28 , 1975 -RRB- was an American screenwriter , playwright , television producer , and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series , The Twilight Zone.
Michael Wilson -LRB- July 1 , 1914 -- April 9 , 1978 -RRB- was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood film studios during the era of McCarthyism for being a communist.