Person
Abraham Polonsky
Writing · 1910–1999 · New York, New York, U.S.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 - October 26, 1999) was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist, and novelist blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s, in the midst of the McCarthy era. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abraham Polonsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Seaway
Creator
Madigan
Screenplay
Force of Evil
Director
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Director
Body and Soul
Screenplay
Odds Against Tomorrow
Screenplay
Avalanche Express
Screenplay
Innere Sicherheit: Abraham Polonsky
Himself
Body and Soul
Original Film Writer
Romance of a Horsethief
Director
Filmography
- 2026Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonskyself
- 2001FBI contre HollywoodSelf
- 1998Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American DreamSelf
- 1996Red HollywoodSelf
- 1984Abraham Polonsky
- 1982MonsignorScreenplay
- 1981Body and SoulOriginal Film Writer
- 1981Innere Sicherheit: Abraham PolonskyHimself
- 1979Avalanche ExpressScreenplay
- 1971Romance of a HorsethiefDirector
- 1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereDirector
- 1968MadiganScreenplay
- 1965SeawayCreator
- 1959Odds Against TomorrowScreenplay
- 1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleScreenplay
- 1950Force of EvilDirector
- 1947Body and SoulScreenplay
- 1947Golden EarringsScreenplay
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