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Michael Blankfort(1907-1982)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Michael Blankfort was born on 10 December 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. Michael was a writer and producer, known for Broken Arrow (1950), The Caine Mutiny (1954) and Halls of Montezuma (1951). Michael was married to Dorothy V. Stiles and Laurette Spingarn. Michael died on 13 July 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 10, 1907
DiedJuly 13, 1982(74)
BornDecember 10, 1907
DiedJuly 13, 1982(74)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, and Debra Paget in Broken Arrow (1950)
Broken Arrow
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1950
Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, and Fred MacMurray in The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Caine Mutiny
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1954
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Halls of Montezuma
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1951
Joan Hackett and Roy Thinnes in The Other Man (1970)
The Other Man
6.8
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1970

Credits

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  • A Fire in the Sky (1978)
    A Fire in the Sky
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • 1978
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Joan Hackett and Roy Thinnes in The Other Man (1970)
    The Other Man
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1970
  • Abby Dalton, Don Murray, and Guy Stockwell in The Plainsman (1966)
    The Plainsman
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • See How They Run (1964)
    See How They Run
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story "The Widow Makers"
    • 1964
  • Breaking Point (1963)
    Breaking Point
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • The Vintage (1957)
    The Vintage
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1955–1957
  • James Cagney, Stephen McNally, and Irene Papas in Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
    Tribute to a Bad Man
    6.7
    • screen play and screen story by
    • 1956
  • Untamed (1955)
    Untamed
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, and Fred MacMurray in The Caine Mutiny (1954)
    The Caine Mutiny
    7.7
    • additional dialogue
    • 1954
  • Kirk Douglas and Milly Vitale in The Juggler (1953)
    The Juggler
    6.4
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Anne Francis and Dale Robertson in Lydia Bailey (1952)
    Lydia Bailey
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • John Beal, Millard Mitchell, Harry Morgan, Gilbert Roland, and Marshall Thompson in My Six Convicts (1952)
    My Six Convicts
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1952
  • Halls of Montezuma (1951)
    Halls of Montezuma
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1951

Producer



  • Kirk Douglas and Milly Vitale in The Juggler (1953)
    The Juggler
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 10, 1907
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 1982
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from a fall)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy V. Stiles1950 - December 1971 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Juggler". NOTE: Filmed as The Juggler (1953).
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and keen art collector, a former professor at Princeton University. He was a prison psychologist in New Jersey before moving to Hollywood in 1937. In 1950 he fronted for blacklisted writer Albert Maltz on Broken Arrow (1950).

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