Children Bridget Block Role Film producer | Name Ralph Block Awards Honorary Academy Award Parents E. S. Block, Doris Block | |
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Born June 21, 1889 ( 1889-06-21 ) Cherokee, Iowa, United States Occupation Journalist
Film producer/director
Screenwriter
Editor
Public official Known for President of Screen Writers Guild (1934–35) Died January 2, 1974, Wheaton, Maryland, United States Spouse Mary Greenacre (m. 1910–1972) Movies The Racketeer, High Voltage, The Cop, Big News, The Right to Live Similar People Cecil B DeMille, John J Mescall, Frank McDonald, Fred C Newmeyer, Donald Crisp | ||
Alma mater University of Michigan | ||
Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee – January 2, 1974, Wheaton) was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous, however, for being President of the Screen Writers Guild from 1934 to 1935. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1940 for his dedicated work for the Motion Picture Relief Fund.
Biography
Block was born in the City of Cherokee in the Cherokee County of Iowa to E.S. and Doris Block (née Chraplewski).
References
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