Frederic Ullman junior
Frederic Ullman Jr. (born April 19, 1903 in Buffalo , New York (state) , † December 26, 1948 in Los Angeles ) was an American film producer , director and screenwriter who was nominated three times for an Oscar .
Life
Ullman began his career in the Hollywood film industry as a documentary producer in 1933 with This Is America , a depiction of events in US history from the end of World War I to 1933, produced for Beekman Film Corporation .
For the documentary short film Conquer by the Clock (1942) produced for RKO Pictures , Ullman was nominated for an Oscar for the first time at the Academy Awards in 1943 in the category “Best Documentary” . Another Oscar nomination in the “Best Short Film” category, sub-category Two-Reel , he received in 1944 for Letter to a Hero (1943), which had also been produced for RKO Pictures.
His third and final nomination was in the category “Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film” for the film Passport to Nowhere (1947), also produced for RKO Pictures .
In the course of his career, which lasted until his death, Ullman was involved in the production of around thirty films, but also in the NBC- produced popular radio show Information Please , which ran from 1938 to 1951.
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: This Is America
- 1939: Television
- 1939: Five Times Five
- 1940: victories
- 1940: I'm Still Alive
- 1942: Private Smith of the USA
- 1942: Conquer by the Clock
- 1943: Letter to a Hero
- 1947: Passport to Nowhere
- 1949: The Window (The Window)
Web links
- Frederic Ullman junior in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ullman, Frederic Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1948 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |