Kubec Glasmon

Kubec Glasmon (born Jacob Glassman ; born August 12, 1897 in Ratibor , Upper Silesia , German Empire ; died March 13, 1938 in Los Angeles , California ) was a Polish American screenwriter from Upper Silesia .

Life

Born Jacob Glassman, he first worked as a pharmacist in Chicago , where he was naturalized on November 11, 1932. From the beginning of the 1930s he wrote the templates for around 20 films as a screenwriter in the Hollywood film industry .

With his debut The Public Enemy (1931) he was nominated at the Academy Awards in 1931 with John Bright for the Oscar in the category of best original story.

Other well-known films based on his originals were Easy Money (1931), The Scream of the Crowd (1932), Taxi! (1932) and Show Them No Mercy! (1936), where he worked with film directors such as William A. Wellman , Alfred E. Green , Roy Del Ruth and George Marshall .

Filmography (selection)

template

1931: The Public Enemy

script

1931: Easy Money (Smart Money)
1932: Gentleman for a day (Union Depot)
1932: The roar of the crowd (The Crowd Roars)
1935: Men without Names
1935: The Glass Key
1942: Calling Dr. Gillespie

Web links

Kubec Glasmon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Kubec Glasmon in the All Movie Guide (English)
Biography Kubec Glasmons on Movies & TV (English)
Kubec Glasmon at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Year of birth 1897 and place of birth Ratibor according to information from the film archive Kay Less . In its biographical article about Kubec Glasmon, based on information from All Movie Guide and written by Bruce Eder (Rovi), the New York Times gives 1889 as the year of birth and Raciąż as the place of birth. However, the year of birth 1889 contradicts the information provided by LCCN that he died of a heart attack in 1938 at the age of 40, according to the NYTimes. IMDb names Raciąż as the place of birth.

personal data
SURNAME	Glasmon, Kubec
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Glassman, Jacob (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish-American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 12, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ratibor , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH	March 13, 1938
Place of death	Los Angeles , California

[1] Year of birth 1897 and place of birth Ratibor according to information from the film archive Kay Less . In its biographical article about Kubec Glasmon, based on information from All Movie Guide and written by Bruce Eder (Rovi), the New York Times gives 1889 as the year of birth and Raciąż as the place of birth. However, the year of birth 1889 contradicts the information provided by LCCN that he died of a heart attack in 1938 at the age of 40, according to the NYTimes. IMDb names Raciąż as the place of birth.