Harold Jacob Smith (July 2, 1912 – December 28, 1970) was an American screenwriter. His screenplay for ''

The Defiant Ones ''The Defiant Ones'' is a 1958 American Adventure film, adventure Drama film, drama film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive. It stars Ton ...

'' won the

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Awards, Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Be ...

in 1958.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Harold Jacob 1912 births 1970 deaths Writers from New York City American male screenwriters Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winners Edgar Award winners Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters