Abraham Polonsky

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1910-12-05

Deathday 1999-10-26 (88 years old)

Place of Birth New York, New York, U.S.

Abraham Polonsky

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

Writer

1982
Monsignor

as Screenplay

1981
Body and Soul

as Original Film Writer

1979
Avalanche Express

as Screenplay

1968
Madigan

as Screenplay

1959
Odds Against Tomorrow

as Screenplay

1950
Force of Evil

as Screenplay

1947
Golden Earrings

as Screenplay

1947
Body and Soul

as Screenplay

Director

1971
1950
Force of Evil

as Director

Creator

1965
Seaway

as Creator