Abraham Polonsky

Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Born	Abraham Lincoln Polonsky; December 5, 1910; New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 26, 1999 (aged 88); Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations	Film director; screenwriter; novelist; essayist;

Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Body and Soul but in the early 1950s was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios, after refusing to testify at congressional hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee, in the midst of the McCarthy era.

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