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Edward Chodorov(1904-1988)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Edward entered the film industry as a publicity director for Columbia Pictures. In addition to writing films, Edward also wrote fourteen plays and was often a guest at Louis B. Mayer's lunch table at the MGM Commissary. In 1953 he was blacklisted by the Hollywood studios after being identified as a Communist Party member by choreographer Jerome Robbins.
BornApril 17, 1904
DiedOctober 9, 1988(84)
BornApril 17, 1904
DiedOctober 9, 1988(84)
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Known for

Richard Widmark, Celeste Holm, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
Road House
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1948
Basil Rathbone, Frank Albertson, Mary Carlisle, and Aline MacMahon in Kind Lady (1935)
Kind Lady
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1935
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Leslie Howard, Paul Lukas, and Margaret Lindsay in Captured! (1933)
Captured!
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1933
Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan in Spring Madness (1938)
Spring Madness
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.7
    TV Series
    • play "Kind Lady"
    • 1960
  • Gäste im Haus
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1957
  • David Niven, Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey, Tony Randall, and Barbara Rush in Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)
    Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
    5.2
    • play (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
    Broadway Television Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • play "Kind Lady"
    • 1953
  • Robert Mitchum in Macao (1952)
    Macao
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Kind Lady (1951)
    Kind Lady
    7.1
    • play
    • screen play
    • 1951
  • The Billy Rose Show (1950)
    The Billy Rose Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • adaptation
    • 1950–1951
  • The Ford Theatre Hour (1948)
    The Ford Theatre Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • play "Kind Lady"
    • 1949
  • Richard Widmark, Celeste Holm, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Road House
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1948
  • Clark Gable in The Hucksters (1947)
    The Hucksters
    6.7
    • adaptation
    • 1947
  • Katharine Hepburn and Robert Taylor in Undercurrent (1946)
    Undercurrent
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Olivia de Havilland, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Ida Lupino in Devotion (1946)
    Devotion
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Robert Young and Laraine Day in Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)
    Those Endearing Young Charms
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, and Jon Hall in Lady in the Dark (1944)
    Lady in the Dark
    5.9
    • contract writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Randolph Scott, Noah Beery Jr., James Brown, Andy Devine, and Ella Raines in Corvette K-225 (1943)
    Corvette K-225
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1943

Producer



  • Richard Widmark, Celeste Holm, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Road House
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Wallace Beery, Dolores Del Río, and John Howard in The Man from Dakota (1940)
    The Man from Dakota
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Melvyn Douglas and Louise Platt in Tell No Tales (1939)
    Tell No Tales
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan in Spring Madness (1938)
    Spring Madness
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Robert Young and Ruth Hussey in Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
    Rich Man, Poor Girl
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Mary Astor, Herbert Marshall, and Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)
    Woman Against Woman
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Elisha Cook Jr., Richard Dix, and Joan Perry in The Devil Is Driving (1937)
    The Devil Is Driving
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Walter Connolly in The League of Frightened Men (1937)
    The League of Frightened Men
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Dolores Del Río, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in Devil's Playground (1937)
    Devil's Playground
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1937
  • John Boles and Rosalind Russell in Craig's Wife (1936)
    Craig's Wife
    7.2
    • associate producer
    • 1936
  • Joe E. Brown in Alibi Ike (1935)
    Alibi Ike
    6.1
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Edward Everett Horton, Pat O'Brien, Dolores Del Río, Leo Carrillo, and Glenda Farrell in In Caliente (1935)
    In Caliente
    5.9
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ann Dvorak, Dick Foran, Margaret Lindsay, Jean Muir, and Franchot Tone in Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
    Gentlemen Are Born
    6.3
    • supervising producer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • George Brent and Jean Muir in Desirable (1934)
    Desirable
    6.4
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Mary Astor, Patricia Ellis, Margaret Lindsay, Aline MacMahon, Jean Muir, and Paul Muni in The World Changes (1933)
    The World Changes
    6.7
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1933

Additional Crew



  • Olivia de Havilland and Fredric March in Anthony Adverse (1936)
    Anthony Adverse
    6.3
    • screenplay constructor (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Sweet Adeline
    5.5
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 17, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 9, 1988
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Rosemary PettitJune 16, 1954 - October 9, 1988 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "An Italian Immigrant"; Broadway debut) in "Sam Abramovitch" on Broadway. Written by François Porché. Book adapted by Charlton Andrews. National Theatre: 18 Jan 1927-Jan 1927 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Richard Abbott, Charles Adams, Mark Adams, Kirk Ames (as "Second Clerk"), Ainsworth Arnold (as "Prof. Ranke"), Harry Barker, Maud Brooks, Ruth Chorpenning (as "Aunt Miriam/Zmira"), Julia Cohn, Gerald Cornell, John Davis, Pedro de Cordoba (as "Sam Abromovitch"), Vyvyan Dobbie, Fred J. Fairbanks, Mary Fowler, William Frederic, Richard Freeman, Leah Hanna, Arthur Hohl (as "Moses Rosenfeld"), Ernest Howard, Lee Kohlmar (as "Wolf Joseph"), Will Marsh, Kate Morgan, George Offerman Jr., Marie Offerman, Lillian Okun, Adele Ronson, Charles MacLean Savage, Charles Walters, Edna Washburn. Produced by Anne Nichols.
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    Brother of playright/screenwriter Jerome Chodorov.

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