AGENCY : . RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: “PAGES: ; SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: COMMENTS : v9.1 \ AW 54460 Docld: 323338855 OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form “Agency Information FBI 124-90143-10273 HQ 100-370750-105 Document Information ‘FBI LA HQ 04/25/1947 36 JOHN HOWARD LAWSON PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE RPT 22 Page 1 Date: §/13/201 Released under the John Kennedy Wssassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 U5¢ 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: 1O-O4-2017
Form No. 3 THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT TOS ANGELES . Fie No. 100=21198 , REPORT MADE AT: ul. LOS ANGELES TITLE: . | OATE WHEN MADE: L/25/47 PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE: REPORT MADE By: 3/3,5-7,11-14/47 = ROBERT W. HOLIMAN - mhb CHARACTER OF CASE:, 7S JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, with alias, Jacov“Levy INTERNAL SECURITY - C cee? eOhyATION Cod NinCLASSLF 12D SUMMARY REPORT ~ Dho ™ (BACKGROUND aahasly ‘ort The subject, whose father changed the family name from - LEVY to LAWSON, was born on September 25, 1895 in New York City. . “Ls. ~ RAWSON attended Cutler School in New York and was graduated from sats alec , Willians, ‘College in 1914. For a time he was employed as an editor in i oe thé’ New York Office of Reuters Limited and in 1917 went abroad where oo “hé served in the volunteer ambulance service with the French Army and a “was later transferred to the Italian front. After the war LAWSON lived cf ain ‘Paris ‘and’later was foreign correspondent in Rome for about two years following which he returned to the United States and his first play . MAG Dreduced by ‘the Actors' Theater in 1923. . cD oe “ ~ LAWSON: has been married twice, first to KATHRYN DRATH “in: 1919, and ‘he is presently married to SUSAN EDMOND LAWSON OO “gon and: a daughter. ] a : In the 1930's LAWSON became interested in. screen writing ana: :made a number of trips to Hollywood and moved to Los Angeles in - : September of 1941. LAWSON has written "Blockade", "Algiers", "Saharatt, “Action -in ‘North: Atlantic", "Counter-Attack", and. has recently. finished _..ass¢reen’ play entitled "Smash—up't for WALTER WANGER.. It. has been alleged : 2) that LAWSON. was first brought to Hollywood by V. J. JEROME to ‘supplement . afl Et .-the. leadership: of. the. Comnunist..Movement -in the ‘Motion. Picture. Industry, ‘ich was then ‘exercised by the film director, HERBERT BIBERMAN. .. and. BIBERMAN have. always been closely. associated but from all: ‘indications rr; ~ ite appears, now, that JOHN HOWARD LAWSON is the leader of the: -Communist ei ~ 37 ORS (7 speciat. AGENT COPIES OF THIS REPvRT FURNISHED 3 a juan " Bureau - CURL BS DUS. OLE » i. Tae a RAR 2S. 168 0 CON HW 54460 Docld:32336655 Page 2?
security. Cc O Source A. B a \ — emt a 8)” \Ne v| of — BEN KADISH, former member Voit @.Comiitunist' oF apes Party who is being developed / by, Special Negent, FRED G. DUPUIS and who it is “believed will furnish additional information. regarding LAWSON's activity in. the party in the near » ‘future. ‘ oor LA wl GQ) ~ a - . -~ WALTER WANGER (See Los Angeles file 62=2):81-110_ ._.for the report of WANGER's. identification of "LAWSON, etc. ) . -- CNDI LA 3058 A lyon LA an ( 60 -— Cre 76 ~ -— ‘ONDE LA 1136 . -— Mrs. GLADYS CARLSON who° is the second maid a ‘ in the BRANSTON home at 5 N. Bristol, Brentwood, California. ° fom s AQ) _ The above. sources are SO carried for reasons: of office . “ee 4 I | WW 54460 Docld: 32338855 Page 3
Form No. 3 ae _ THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT” JOS ARGELES “os REPORT MADE AT: | DATE WHEN MADE: PERIOD FOR WHICH maps: | REPORT MADE BY: LOS ANGELES —af28feT | 3s aT TITLE: “| CHARACTER OF CASE: JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, with alias, Jacob Levy CHPORRATION COMTATRED = cummMARY REPORT UNODAGS LF LED qhe subject, whese father changed the fanily name fen LEVY to LAWSON, was born on septeabar 25, 1895 in Rew Yewk City. LAWSON attended Cutler sshoel in Kew York and was graduated fee Williams College in 191k. For a time he was eupleyed as sn editer in the Hew York Offies of Reuters & end in 1927 wont abrond where he served in the velumtesr ambulance each Akuy. & was later transferred to the Italian front. following which he returned to was produced by the actors’ Theater in 1923. LAWSON has been married twice, first in 1919, and he is presently marricd te SUSAN HISIOND. gon and a daughter. In the 1930's LAWSON pecans and made a nuaber of trips to Hollywood ané a. Septenber of 191. LAWSON has written "Blockads", "Ai "action in Berth Atlantic®, ecounter-Atteck®, and. has a gereen play entitied SSaash—up" for WALTER WANGER. that LAWSON was first brought to Ho y 9. ¢ the leadership of the Coummmist Hovenent in the Ketien ‘¥ APPROVED AND ESS omen a wi RECORDED AND INDEXED: FORWARDED: CHECKED OFF: COPIES OF THIS REPORT FURNISHED TO: 3 ~ los Angeles JACKETED: et AS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NOECE yak ROUTED TO: FILE —— HW 54460 DodId: 32338855 Page a _—___— |
. a # ™~ . f 7 ae — eon termes uTTaAL ae “ soures re sie CNDI i “2900 , WW 54460 Be ~ - ONDE 1A #3 Ss a . : SS 7 o. a BEN KADISH, former siseibist of the communist - | : " = Boru 1A 2} 7 . ae ~ Party who is being: developed” by Special Agent FRED G, DUPUIS and who it is believed will. | furnish additional information regarding ae LAWSONts- activity an the party in ‘the ‘near . IN futures | oo, ne 5 ~ WALTER WANGER (See Los Angeles file 622 8h<110 ~~. for the report. of WANGER' s. identification of - ' RAWSON, etes) . Fe - GNDI TA 3058" | oe @ a: CNDI LA ZyelH . H- int Or: 16. . - t ‘CDT tA 1136 | | ae = irs.) GLADYS CARLSON who is the second maid sin. the ERANSTON hone at lsh N. Bristol, . ~ Brentwood California, = | — GaDE 1s: ao] Cy \ So The above sourees are 80  darvida for reasons of office security.s; = yok 7 . ; . as ae ws . Docld:32338855 Page 5 ~