Henry Blanke

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Henry Blanke
Born	(1901-12-30)December 30, 1901 Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
Died	May 28, 1981(1981-05-28) (aged 79) Los Angeles
Awards	NBR Award for Best Film 1959 The Nun's Story

Henry Blanke (December 30, 1901 – May 28, 1981) was a German-born film producer who also worked as an assistant director, supervisor, writer, and production manager. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Nun's Story (1959).

Born in Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, Blanke began his career as a film cutter in 1920. He produced nine films in his native Germany before emigrating to Hollywood, where his first film was Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933).

Partial filmography

Dearie (1927) (ass't director to Archie Mayo)
Convention City (1933)
I Am a Thief (1934)
Four Daughters (1938)
Juarez (1939)
The Great Lie (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Old Acquaintance (1943)
Of Human Bondage (1946)
June Bride (1948)
Winter Meeting (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Beyond the Forest (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
So Big (1953)
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Serenade (1956)
Sincerely Yours (1956)
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Cash McCall (1960)

External links

Henry Blanke at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Blanke, Henry
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Date of birth	December 30, 1901
Place of birth	Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
Date of death	May 28, 1981
Place of death	Los Angeles

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