Born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada. The son of Ukranian emigrants, he became a US citizen in 1939. Former projectionist and editor at Paramount who directed his first film, THE HAWK, in 1935. Concentrating on directing from 1939, Dmytryk made several socially and politically oriented films, such as HITLER'S CHILDREN (1943) and CROSSFIRE (1947) before fellow director Sam Wood gave his name to the House Committee on Un-American Activities. One of the Hollywood Ten cited for contempt of Congress after refusing to testify, Dmytryk was fired by RKO and spent some time in England, where he made several movies. Forced to return to the US in 1951 to renew his passport, he was arrested and sentenced to six months in jail. Dmytryk then appeared before HUAC a second time, recanting his earlier statements and himself "naming names," and was removed from the blacklist. He went on to direct several films, most notably THE SNIPER (1952) for producer Stanley Kramer, and worked on a number of prestigious, big-budget productions, most of which lacked the edge of his earlier, more modest works. In the 1980s, Dmytryk published a series of books on film, including On Directing (1984) and Cinema: Concept and Practice. Visit the Internet Movie Database for a full listing of Dmytryk's directing, editing and producing credits.    Nominated for Directing 1947: CROSSFIRE 1 nomination