Planet of the Apes (1968 film) was written by an American.
The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Plante des Singes by Pierre Boulle .	Michael Wilson	Michael Wilson (writer)	Rod Serling	Rod Serling	Pierre Boulle	Pierre Boulle	La Plante des Singes	Planet of the Apes (novel)
Rodman Edward `` Rod '' Serling -LRB- December 25 , 1924 -- June 28 , 1975 -RRB- was an American screenwriter , playwright , television producer , and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series , The Twilight Zone .	The Twilight Zone	The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)	screenwriter	screenwriter	playwright	playwright	television producer	television producer	narrator	Narration	science-fiction	Science fiction on television	anthology TV series	Anthology series
Michael Wilson -LRB- July 1 , 1914 -- April 9 , 1978 -RRB- was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood film studios during the era of McCarthyism for being a communist .	blacklisted	Hollywood blacklist	Hollywood	Hollywood	McCarthyism	McCarthyism	communist	communist
