Benjamin Glazer

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Benjamin Glazer (May 7, 1887 - March 18, 1956) was an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, producer, foley artist, and director of American films from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Glazer was born in Belfast, Ireland. After moving to the United States, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and passed the bar exam to become a lawyer in 1906.

Glazer was one of the founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is best known for his Oscar-winning writing for Seventh Heaven (1927) and Arise, My Love (1941). Additional screenwriting credits include The Merry Widow, Flesh and the Devil, Mata Hari, A Farewell to Arms, We're Not Dressing, and Tortilla Flat.

Glazer was married to actress Sharon Lynn. He died of circulatory failure in Hollywood.

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