BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT ROBERT BOLT HAS BEEN SOLELY CREDITED WITH WRITING THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE MOVIE "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA," WHICH WON SEVEN ACADEMY AWARDS IN 1962. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH DEL REISMAN, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA ABOUT THE GUILD'S DECISION TO RE-INSTATE BLACKLISTED SCREENWRITER MICHAEL WILSON AND FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SCREENWRITING CREDIT WITH BOLT.
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