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Henry Blankfort

Overview

Henry Blankfort, 90, a screenwriter who became a publicist after he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. A native of New York, Blankfort moved to Los Angeles in 1936 and three years later became director of the Hollywood Theater Alliance, where he co-wrote its "Meet the People." He wrote or co-wrote 25 screenplays, including "Tales of Manhattan" and "Double Exposure." During World War II, Blankfort made military films for the Signal Corps. His show business career ended after he refused in 1951 to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which was seeking information on Communists in Hollywood. Blankfort became vice president for public relations at Revell Toy Co. In 1963, he founded a public relations firm, Blankfort Group, specializing in education. From 1979 to 1989, he served as an unpaid consultant to the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Known for

Writing
1951 Joe Palooka in Triple Cross Writing Story N/A
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1951 Joe Palooka in Triple Cross Writing Screenplay N/A
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1951 G.I. Jane Writing Screenplay 59
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1950 Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle Writing Screenplay N/A
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1950 The Underworld Story Writing Screenplay 59
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1950 Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey Writing Screenplay 58
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1949 Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch Writing Screenplay N/A
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1948 Open Secret Writing Screenplay 59
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1945 The Crimson Canary Writing Screenplay 59
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1945 I'll Tell the World Writing Screenplay N/A
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1945 Easy to Look At Writing Story N/A
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1945 Easy to Look At Writing Screenplay N/A
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1945 Swing Out, Sister Writing Screenplay 58
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1945 Night Club Girl Writing Screenplay N/A
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1944 The Singing Sheriff Writing Screenplay 59
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1944 Reckless Age Writing Screenplay N/A
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1943 She's for Me Writing Screenplay N/A
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1943 She's for Me Writing Story N/A
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1943 I Escaped from the Gestapo Writing Screenplay 59
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1943 I Escaped from the Gestapo Writing Story 59
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1943 Harrigan's Kid Writing Writer N/A
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1942 Tales of Manhattan Writing Writer 59
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1942 Rubber Racketeers Writing Screenplay 58
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1942 Klondike Fury Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
1945 The Crimson Canary Production Associate Producer 59
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1945 Easy to Look At Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1945 The Daltons Ride Again Crew Additional Dialogue 58
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