Premise: Ben Barzman (October 12, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, blacklisted during the McCarthy Era and best known for his screenplays for the films "Back to Bataan" (1945), "El Cid" (1961), and "The Blue Max" (1966).
Hypothesis: Ben Barzman was a victim of Mcarthyism.