Al Boasberg
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| Born | Albert Isaac Boasberg December 5, 1891 Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1926-1937 |
| Family | James Michaels (nephew) |
Albert Isaac Boasberg (December 5, 1891[1] – June 18, 1937) was an American comedy writer in vaudeville, radio, and film, as well as being a film director.
Biography
Boasberg was born in
Similarly, Boasberg defined the enduring personalities of
Boasberg also wrote, both credited and uncredited, for more than 60 short films and features between 1926 and 1937. Of especial note is his work on 1935's
Boasberg's other film writing credits included The General (starring Buster Keaton). A disagreement over screenwriting credit led to Boasberg's name being removed from the Marx Brothers’ second MGM film A Day at the Races (1937), which was his original project.
He directed the 1933 feature film Myrt and Marge which featured Ted Healy and his Three Stooges. He also directed 16 short films between 1929 and 1936, which included six Leon Errol two-reelers, four starring Walter Catlett, and Jail Birds of Paradise with Dorothy Appleby, Moe Howard and Curly Howard.
He died in
In 2009, The Al Boasberg Comedy Award was established by The Buffalo International Film Festival.[3]
Selected filmography
- The General (1926)
- California or Bust (1927)
- Her Father Said No (1927)
- Quarantined Rivals (1927)
- Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928)
- Speedy (1928)
- Chasing Rainbows (1930)
- Fifty Million Frenchmen(1931)
- Cracked Nuts (1931)
- Freaks (1932)
- Jail Birds of Paradise (1934)
- A Night at the Opera (1935)
- A Day at the Races (1937)
References
- ^ Al Boasberg Birth Certificate.
- ^ Vosburgh, Dick, "Obituary: Sid Kuller", The Independent (People), London, October 31, 1993.
- ^ The Al Boasberg Comedy Award: The Boasberg Archived December 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Rickmann, Gregg (2004). The Film Comedy Reader. New York: Limelight Editions. ISBN 978-0-87910-295-1.
External links
- Al Boasberg at IMDb
- Al Boasberg at AllMovie
- Al Boasberg Biography
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