The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

Born in Poughkeepsie, NY. Writer who entered American film with Edward Dmytryk & Irving Reis' HITLERS CHILDREN (1943) at RKO. Other credits (alone or in collaboration) include FOREVER AND A DAY and BEHIND THE RISING SUN (both also 1943), A NIGHT IN PARADISE (1946), GUILTY OF TREASON and THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE (both 1950), THE FIRST LEGION (1951), BRIGHT ROAD (1953), THE COURT-MARTIAL OF BILLY MITCHELL (1955) and his last screenplay for George Seaton's short film WILLIAMSBURG: THE STORY OF A PATRIOT (1957) for Paramount. Lavery was president of the Screen Writers Guild, 1945-1947. His son, Emmet G. Lavery Jr., was a producer for television during the late 1970s.  Nominated for Writing (Story and Screenplay) 1955: THE COURT-MARTIAL OF BILLY MITCHELL (w. Milton Sperling) 1 nomination