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