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Abraham Polonsky

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Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Body and Soul but in the early 1950s was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios, after refusing to testify at congressional hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee, in the midst of the McCarthy era.

Source: Wikidata , September 2023

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Born
5 Dec 1910
Died
26 Oct 1999 (aged 88)
Production Places
United States of America

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ACMI Identifier

14635

Wikidata

Q330527

VIAF

210098

LOC Auth

n86140051

WorldCat

lccn-n86140051

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