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AKA: Abe Polonsky, Abraham Lincoln Polonsky, Abraham L Polonsky, Emmett Hogarth
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 12/05/1910
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 10/26/1999
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,
