Harold Jack Bloom

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Harold Jack Bloom (born April 26, 1924 in New York City , † August 27, 1999 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter.

Life

Bloom worked as a screenwriter from the late 1940s. His focus has always been on television. He developed his own television series with Emergency Call California in the 1970s and was involved as a writer on various series. Also in the 1970s he was involved as a producer on the film series Hec Ramsey . His last screenplay was made in 1989 for the television film Much Coal in a Suitcase . In total, Bloom was involved in more than 40 productions.

Bloom was originally intended as a screenwriter for the film James Bond 007 - You Only Live Twice . Ultimately, Roald Dahl submitted the final script and Bloom himself was named under "Additional Story Material by Harold Jack Bloom".

In 1954 , Bloom and Sam Rolfe were nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay for the screenplay for Naked Violence .

Bloom was married twice. From the marriage with the actress Carolyn Kearney (1930-2005) a child was born.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1953: Naked Violence (The Naked track)
  • 1953: Arena
  • 1955: Land of the Pharaohs
  • 1955: The Fifth Column (Foreign Intrigue)
  • 1956: Behind the High Wall
  • 1971: Rivals of Death (A Gunfight)
  • 1974: The Log of the Black Pearl
  • 1982: Remembrance of Love
  • 1989: A lot of coal in the suitcase (Stuck with Each Other)

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personal data
SURNAME Bloom, Harold Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , USA
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1999
Place of death Los Angeles , California , USA