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Abraham Polonsky

American politician (1910-1999) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 88

Abraham Lincoln Polonsky was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Body and Soul (1947).

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1999Died26 October 19991998Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American DreamFilm1996Red HollywoodFilm1984Abraham PolonskyFilm1982MonsignorFilm, Writer1981Innere Sicherheit: Abraham PolonskyFilm, Himself1971Romance of a HorsethiefFilm, Director1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereFilm, Director, Writer1968MadiganFilm, Writer1965SeawaySeries, Creator1959Odds Against TomorrowFilm, Writer1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleFilm, Writer1950Force of EvilFilm, Director, Writer1947Body and SoulFilm, Writer1910Born5 December 1910

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  • Odds Against Tomorrow 1959
  • Body and Soul 1947
  • Force of Evil 1950
  • Madigan 1968
  • Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969

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About this person

The following year, he wrote and directed Force of Evil (1948), which was later hailed by Martin Scorsese and others as one of the finest achievements of American film noir. However, it was to be Polonsky's last credited film for more than twenty years. In April 1951, he refused to cooperate or "name names" to the House Un-American Activities Committee and was blacklisted by the movie studios.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1999 · aged 88

In the same film or series as Abraham

Marvin KaplanAlso in I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)Franco AngrisanoAlso in Monsignor (1982)Barry KelleyAlso in Force of Evil (1950)Cyril ShapsAlso in Avalanche Express (1979)Henri SerreAlso in Romance of a Horsethief (1971)Bill ZuckertAlso in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)