▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁black list ▁for ▁past ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁Commun ism . ▁ ▁S alem son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mont pel lier ▁and ▁the ▁Sor bon ne , ▁having ▁moved ▁to ▁France ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁newspaper ▁news ▁correspond ent ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁small ▁news ▁synd icate . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁film ▁critic ▁for ▁Le ▁Monde . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁S alem son ▁became ▁a ▁book ▁rev iewer ▁for ▁News day . ▁Among ▁his ▁ 2 0 ▁book ▁transl ations ▁were ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁Pablo ▁Pic asso , ▁Salvador ▁D ali , ▁and ▁Georges ▁Sim en on . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁wrote ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁Po etry : ▁A ▁Magazine ▁of ▁Ver se . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁quarter ly ▁literary ▁magazine ▁Tamb our ▁which ▁he ▁published ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁his ▁book ▁Th ought ▁Control ▁in ▁U . S . A . ▁was ▁published ▁by