Manuel Komroff

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Manuel Komroff. Photo by Carl Van Vechten.

Manuel Komroff (September 7, 1890 – 10 December 1974) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, editor and translator. He was born in New York where he began his working life as a journalist. He also spent some time in Russia during the Russian revolution.

Marco Polo

One of his most successful publications was his edited version of The Travels of Marco Polo, first published in 1926.^[1] He not only added a chapter which was missing in the William Marsden translation, but also revised bits in the Henry Yule editions.^[2]

Portrait

There is a large 48x31" portrait of a 24-year-old, foppish Komroff, dated 1914 by Leon Kroll in the Portland Museum of Art ( Maine). Komroff is standing indoors, 3/4 view (to the knees), dressed to go outside. He's holding a large portfolio of papers in his right hand.

References

External links

Manuel Komroff papers at Columbia University
Manuel Komroff at the Internet Movie Database
Works by or about Manuel Komroff in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 109423811 LCCN: n79110548 ISNI: 0000 0001 0933 1672 NDL: 00523343

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Name	Komroff, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Playwright, screenwriter, novelist, editor, translator
Date of birth	September 7, 1890
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Date of death	December 1974
Place of death

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