Leonardo Bercovici
American film director
Leonardo Bercovici (January 4, 1908, Brooklyn , New York , USA – November 22, 1995, Los Angeles , California , USA) was an American screenwriter, film director and producer.
Blacklisting and aftermath
Bercovici was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee and blacklisted . [1] He was named by Edward Dmytryk and Richard Collins. On May 16, 1951, he swore he was not a member of the Communist Party , but invoked his fifth amendment right to incriminate himself when he was asked whether he had been a member in the past. [2] He moved to Europe and worked in the European film industry until about 1958, when it was announced he would write the Tyrone Power film Two Against Tomorrow , but Power's death ended the project. [3] [4]
Personal life
Bercovici was married to Frances Ellis; she died in an apparent suicide on May 23, 1951, while Bercovici was being investigated for Communist activities. [5]
Bercovici married Swedish stage and film actress Märta Torén in June 1952; [6] she died in 1957. They had one daughter, Kristina. [7]
His son Eric Bercovici became a screenwriter and producer, as did Bercovici's grandson Luca Bercovici . [ citation needed ]
Selected credits
Film
Title | Year | Role(s) |
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The Preacher's Wife | 1996 | Earlier screenplay The Bishop's Wife |
Story of a Woman | 1970 | Director, Producer, Writer |
Square of Violence | 1961 | Director, Producer, Writer |
Under Ten Flags | 1960 | Screenplay - Originally uncredited |
Torment of Love | 1956 | Director Writer |
Monsoon | 1952 | Writer |
Kiss the Blood off My Hands | 1948 | Writer |
Portrait of Jennie | 1948 | Adaptation |
The Lost Moment | 1947 | Writer |
The Bishop's Wife | 1947 | Writer |
Moss Rose | 1947 | Contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited |
Chasing Danger | 1939 | Story |
Racket Busters | 1938 | Original screenplay |
Prison Train | 1938 | Story |
Television
Title | Year | Episode | Role |
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Police Story | 1976 | " Payment Deferred " | Story |
Ironside | 1975 | " A Matter of Life or Death | Story |
Petrocelli | 1974 | "The Golden Cage | Story |
The Streets of San Francisco | 1974 | " Cry Help! " | Story |
Police Story | 1974 | " Fathers and Sons " | Story |
TV de Vanguarda | 1955 | "O Momento Perdido" | Undetermined |
Theatre
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Gabrielle | 1941 | Written by | Based on Tristan by Thomas Mann ) [8] |
The Holmeses of Baker Street | 1936-1937 | Adapted by | |
Substitute for Murder | 1935 | Written by |
References
- ↑ "Leonardo Bercovici; Screenwriter Blacklisted During McCarthy Era" . Los Angeles Times . 1995-11-23 . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
- ↑ Trussell, C.P. (1951-05-17). "3 Movie Witnesses Defy House Group: Writer, Actor and Secretary Refuse to Answer Questions on Any Past Red Ties" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2020-01-13 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
- ↑ "Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist" . www.screeningthepast.com . Retrieved 2020-01-14 .
- ↑ Pryor, Thomas M. (1958-03-18). "Schary Affirms Screen Project; Plans Return with Miss Lonelyhearts; Bercovici Due Back as Scenarist" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2020-01-13 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
- ↑ "Death of Writer's Wife Studied" . The New York Times . 2020-01-13 . Retrieved 2020-01-13 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
- ↑ "Marta Toren to Be Bride" . The New York Times . 1952-06-11 . Retrieved 2020-01-13 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
- ↑ "Marta Toren, Actress, Is Dead; Swedish Film and Stage Star, 30" . The New York Times . 1957-02-20 . Retrieved 2020-01-13 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
- ↑ Atkinson, Brooks (1941-03-26). "The Play: Leonardo Bercovici's 'Gabrielle' Is Based on Thomas Mann's Short Story 'Tristan' " . The New York Times . Retrieved 2020-01-13 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
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