Alfred Polgar
Alfred Polgar (originally: Alfred Polak, pseudonyms: Archibald Douglas, L. A. Terne; 17 October 1873, Vienna – 24 April 1955, Zürich) was an Austrian-born journalist, born into an assimilated Jewish family, one of the most renowned intellectuals of the Vienna coffeehouses.
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He was born in Leopoldstadt. He left Austria in 1938, and later worked in Hollywood.[1]
He was known as a drama critic (in Berlin from 1925 to 1933) and as an essayist. He died in Zurich.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Virtuous Sinner (1931)
- The Golden Anchor (1932)
- The Burning Secret (1933)
External links
- Biography at washington.edu
- AEIOU biography
- Biography
- Alfred Polgar on IMDb
- Slate essay, by Clive James
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