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Overview

Date of Birth:
5 December 1910, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
26 October 1999, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Writer-director Abraham Lincoln Polonsky, one of the most prominent victims... more
Trivia:
Critic Andrew Sarris said Force of Evil (1948), Polonsky's directorial debut... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Blacklisted Writers Step Up Anti-Kazan Campaign
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 February 1999)
Will Kazan Foes Disrupt Oscars?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 12 February 1999)
Alternate Names:
Abraham L. Polonsky

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Director, Self
Writer:
  1. Monsignor (1982) (writer)

  2. Avalanche Express (1979) (screenplay)

  3. Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) (written by)
  4. Madigan (1968) (screenplay)
  5. "Seaway" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
  6. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka "Crisis" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Suspense Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Last Clear Chance (1965) TV episode (writer)

  7. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) (screenplay) (front John O. Killens)
  8. "You Are There" (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Conquest of Mexico (1519) (1953) TV episode (uncredited)
  9. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) (screenplay)
    ... aka Only the Best (USA: TV title)
    ... aka This Is My Affair (UK)

  10. Force of Evil (1948) (screenplay)
  11. Golden Earrings (1947) (writer)
  12. Body and Soul (1947) (writer)
    ... aka An Affair of the Heart
Director:
  1. Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
    ... aka Le roman d'un voleur de chevaux (France)

  2. Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
  3. "Seaway" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)

  4. Oedipus Rex (1957) (uncredited)

  5. Force of Evil (1948)
Self:
  1. FBI contre Hollywood (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  2. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute

  3. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) (as Abraham L. Polonsky) .... Himself
    ... aka Hollywood: An Empire of Their Own (USA: video title)
  4. "American Cinema" (1995) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  5. Red Hollywood (1995) (V)

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
1 Article more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Documentary | Adventure more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Murder | Character Name In Title | New York more

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