Ahmed Abdullah

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Achmed Abdullah (* allegedly May 12, 1881 , † May 12, 1945 in New York , USA ) was an American screenwriter and writer with alleged descent from the Russian tsarist family .

Own biographical information

Upon arriving in the United States, Abdullah stated that his real name was Alexander Nikolayevich Romanov and that he was the son of Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich Romanov , who in turn was a cousin of Tsar Nicholas II . His mother Nourmahal Durani was the daughter of an emir of Afghanistan . He was born on May 12, 1881 and grew up with his brother Yar and sister Gothia in the Romanov Palace in Yalta in what was then the Russian Empire . After his parents divorced because of political pressure, Alexander moved to live with his uncle in Afghanistan, who adopted him. Alexander was therefore renamed Achmed Abdullah Nadir Khan el Durani el Iddrissyah and raised a Muslim.

According to his own information, he was taught at schools in Afghanistan, India, France and Great Britain: in England he allegedly attended the schools in Eton and Oxford and in France the Academie française. He is said to have obtained British citizenship and joined the British Army . He then did his military service in China , Tibet , Russia, Eastern Europe , France , India and Africa . Achmed left the British Army as a captain (corresponding to the captain ). Now he joined the Turkish army and fought in the First Balkan War . During the First World War , he was arrested by the Germans as a spy or even convicted. It was during these times that Achmed Abdullah decided to become a writer and put his experiences on paper.

Creative time in the USA

Achmed Abdullah moved to the USA between 1914 and 1916 and began to write. Newspapers published his short stories across the country. He also wrote screenplays for the stage and for film in the early 1920s. His first piece, The Honorable Mr. Wong , which he completed with the help of David Belasco , was performed in 1932. At that time, Ahmed Abdullah became a citizen of the United States. In 1936, Achmed Abdullah and his co-authors John L. Balderston , Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt and Waldemar Young were nominated for the Oscar for best screenplay for the screenplay of the adventure film Bengali .

Achmed Abdullah was a formidable figure. When he fell ill, he went to the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He died on his birthday in 1945. He left behind his third wife, Rosemary Dutton, whom he married in 1940.

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SURNAME Abdullah, Achmed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Romanow, Alexander Nikolajewitwsch (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter and writer of Russian descent
DATE OF BIRTH uncertain: 1881
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1945
Place of death New York City , USA