Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger · Arts & Literature
Director ('Laura', 'Anatomy of a Murder', 'Exodus'); broke the blacklist by crediting Dalton Trumbo
1905, Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) — 1986, New York City, United States
Austria · United States
Otto Preminger is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Director ('Laura', 'Anatomy of a Murder', 'Exodus'); broke the blacklist by crediting Dalton Trumbo
Otto Preminger was an Austrian-American film director and producer whose films — 'Laura', 'Anatomy of a Murder', 'Exodus' — pushed against Hollywood taboos on subjects like drug addiction and rape. He helped break the anti-Communist blacklist by publicly crediting screenwriter Dalton Trumbo on 'Exodus' (1960). He was born to a Jewish family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and emigrated to the United States.
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Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
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Director ('Laura', 'Anatomy of a Murder', 'Exodus'); broke the blacklist by crediting Dalton Trumbo
Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
