Leopold Atlas
Leopold Atlas (born October 19, 1907 in New York City , † September 30, 1954 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American playwright and screenwriter .
Life
Atlas worked as a playwright. From 1927 to 1929 he studied at Yale University in the Department of Drama. In 1936 he was awarded a Guggenheim scholarship for 12 months . Two of his plays were performed on Broadway in the 1930s, and Wednesday's Child was also made into a film in 1934. From the middle of the decade, Atlas was also active as a screenwriter, and was involved in around 10 productions as such by the early 1950s.
Atlas testified before the Un-American Activities Committee in 1953 . He had been the focus of attention since 1949 and probably suffered several heart attacks in this context, which also led to his death. He gave 37 names to the committee.
For his work on the film Schlachtgewitter am Monte Cassino , he and his colleagues Guy Endore and Philip Stevenson were nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Adapted Screenplay in 1946.
Atlas was the father of a daughter.
Filmography (selection)
- 1945: Battle storm on Monte Cassino (Story of GI Joe)
- 1948: Escape With No Way Out (Raw Deal)
Web links
- Leopold Atlas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alan Custy In: Communism in Hollywood. The Moral Paradoxes of Testimony, Silence, and Betrayal , Plymouth, 2009, p. 7
- ^ Reynold Humphries In: Hollywood's Blacklists: A Political and Cultural History , Edinburgh 2008, p. 145
- ↑ Christopher Bigsby In: Arthur Miller , Harvard University Press, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Atlas, Leopold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atlas, Leopold L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1954 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |