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Arthur Caesar · Arts & Literature

What

Screenwriter of Manhattan Melodrama (Academy Award 1934)

When

1892, Vienna, Austria-Hungary — 1953, Los Angeles, California, United States

Where

Austria · United States

Biography

Arthur Caesar is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of Manhattan Melodrama (Academy Award 1934)

How & why

Arthur Caesar was a Hollywood screenwriter who won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Original Story for 'Manhattan Melodrama', the crime drama famous as the film John Dillinger watched the night he was killed. He was a prolific writer of studio-era screen stories. He was born into a Jewish family in Vienna and emigrated to the United States.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters

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Screenwriter of Manhattan Melodrama (Academy Award 1934)

1934

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters