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Abem Finkel was born on 6 December 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. Abem was a writer, known for Sergeant York (1941), Jezebel (1938) and Time Out of Mind (1947). Abem was married to Ruth. Abem died on 10 March 1948 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Writer
- December 6, 1889
- Abem Finkel
- March 10, 1948
Jun 7, 2015 · Jun 7, 2015. On June 7, 1904, New York’s Yiddish-language theater world was shocked by a bizarre attempted murder-suicide, perpetrated by one of its leading lights. The shooter, and sole fatality, was Moishe “Morris” Finkel, a veteran actor, director and producer.
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To craft a story acceptable to the studio, censors and himself, Muni enlisted the help of his wife’s brother, Abem Finkel, a screenwriter at Warner Brothers. Finkel’s “treatment” of Jan Volkanik, which “toned down the objectionable capital versus labor elements,” was submitted as a proposal to the reading department at Warner Brothers.xxxiii Muni i...
When Black Furybegan showing in April and May of 1935, it sparked widespread commentary across the country. Apart from the unanimously lauded artistic performance of Muni, the response varied from gushing praise to outright censure. The clashing responses to the film’s treatment of labor content reflected a nation in upheaval. The Great Depression ...
“A Word with Paul Muni”. New York Times (New York, NY), January 27, 1935. Black Fury. Directed by Michael Curtiz. United States: First National Pictures, 1935. “Black Fury: Dynamic Film”. Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1935. Paul Muni Papers. *T-Mss 1967-005. Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Black, Gregory D...
1This scene is a referral to the 1929 Barkoski murder by three CIP of the Pittsburgh Coal Company. 2 Muni made all the contract negotiations. He submitted the manuscript to the studio, arranged for the purchase of rights to the play Bohunk, which along with Jan Volkanikprovided material for the screenplay, and negotiated the contract for writers’ c...
i William H. Young and Nancy K. Young, The 1930s (Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 2002), xvii. ii Michael Adams, “Film”, in The Thirties in America, ed. Thomas Tandy Lewis, vol. 1 (Pasadena, CA.: Salem Press, 2011), 321. iii Gregory D. Black, “Hollywood censored: The production code administration and the Hollywood film industry, 1930-1940”, Film H...
Sergeant York is a 1941 American biographical film about the life of Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper in the title role, the film was a critical and commercial success, and became the highest-grossing film of 1941.
Screenplay: Abem Finkel, Peter Milne Art Direction: Stanley Fleischer, John Hughes Cinematography: Sidney Hickox Costume Design: Leah Rhodes Film Editing: Folmar Blangsted Original Music: Franz Waxman
Abem Finkel is known as an Screenplay, Writer, Adaptation, and Story. Some of their work includes Sergeant York, Jezebel, Marked Woman, Black Legion, Black Fury, The Big Shot, Tonight and Every Night, and Special Agent.
Abem Finkel. Highest Rated: 88% Sergeant York (1941) Lowest Rated: 83% Black Fury (1935) Birthday: Dec 6, 1889. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. Filmography. Movies. Explore the filmography...
