Abraham PolonskyAKA:
Abe Polonsky
,
Abraham Lincoln Polonsky
,
Abraham L Polonsky
Emmett Hogarth
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
12/05/1910 Birthplace:
New York, New York Death Date:
10/26/1999
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biography
Blacklisted for refusing to name any fellow Communists before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1951, writer-director Abraham Polonsky still managed to compile an impressive array of screen credits in a career interrupted nearly 20 years. Strongly influenced by his pharmacist father's socialist ideals, he practiced law for a few years and taught at NYC's City College before leaving the law behind in 1937 to devote himself to writing, first for radio. After joining the American Communist Party in the late 30s, Polonsky established and edited a local newspaper, The Home Front,
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Taught at City College in NYC
Joined the American Communist Party in the late 1930s, establishing and editing a local newspaper, The Home Front
1940
Published his first novel, "The Goose Is Cooked", co-written with Mitchell A. Wilson under joint pseudonym Emmett Hogarth
Signed screenwriter's contract with Paramount before leaving USA to serve in Europe in the OSS during WWII (from 1943 to 1945)
1947
First feature screenwriting credit, "Body and Soul"; received Oscar nomination
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