Career Lardner moved to Hollywood where he worked as a publicist and script doctor before going on to write his own material. This included Woman of the Year (1942), a film that won him and Michael Kanin the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award. Lardner also worked on the scripts for the films Laura (1944), Brotherhood of Man (1946), Forever Amber (1947), and M*A*S*H (1970). The script of the latter earned him an Academy Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
careEr lardner moved TO hoLLyWoOd WherE He WORkEd as a puBlicist aNd sCRIPT dOctoR before goING on TO wRIte his own MaTerial. ThiS inCLuded woMaN of thE YEaR (1942), a film thaT won HiM aND mIchAel kaniN the besT original scReenplAY AcaDemy awArd. larDner alsO workEd On the sCriPts For thE filmS lAurA (1944), brotHerhOod oF man (1946), forEver AMber (1947), ANd m*a*s*h (1970). The scRiPt of tHe LaTTEr earned HIm an acaDemy Award for bEst sCreenpLAy bASed on mAterial From anOtHer mEdiuM.