Alfred Cohn
Alfred Cohn · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of The Jazz Singer (1927), the first talking picture
1880, Freeport, Illinois, United States — 1951, United States
United States
Alfred Cohn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of The Jazz Singer (1927), the first talking picture
Alfred A. Cohn was a screenwriter best remembered for adapting 'The Jazz Singer' (1927), the first feature-length film with synchronized dialogue, which opened the sound era of cinema and earned him an Academy Award nomination for writing. A former journalist, he wrote scenarios across the silent and early sound periods. He was Jewish.
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Screenwriter of The Jazz Singer (1927), the first talking picture
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