Abraham Polonsky

Abraham Polonsky

Known for

Writing

Born

December 5, 1910

Birthplace

New York, New York, U.S.

Died

October 26, 1999 (aged 88)

Biography

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.

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Best known work

Force of Evil
Force of Evil
1950
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1947
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
Madigan
Madigan
1968
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express
1979
Monsignor
Monsignor
1982
Red Hollywood
Red Hollywood
1996
Golden Earrings
Golden Earrings
1947
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1981

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky

    as Self

  2. 2001

  3. 1998

  4. 1996

  5. 1984

  6. 1982

    Monsignor

    Screenplay

  7. 1981

    Body and Soul

    Original Film Writer

  8. 1981

  9. 1979

  10. 1971

  11. 1969

  12. 1968

    Madigan

    Screenplay

  13. 1965

    SeawayTV

    Creator

  14. 1959

  15. 1951

  16. 1950

    Force of Evil

    Director, Screenplay

  17. 1947

    Body and Soul

    Screenplay

  18. 1947

    Golden Earrings

    Screenplay

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