She and her husband were among those iced out of Hollywood because of their affiliation with the Communist party. They moved to Britain and France, where they counted Picasso among their friends
US News: Norma Barzman, a screenwriter who was one of the last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist, died at her home in Beverly Hills, California. She
Screenwriter Norma Barzman, one of the last survivors of Hollywood's blacklist, dies at 103. She said being female stymied her career more than being labeled a Communist.
Ms. Barzman and her husband moved to Europe in the late 1940s rather than be subject to the congressional investigations on their communist affiliations and professional ostracism that overtook her industry.