Mickey Knox
Abraham Knox (December 24, 1921 − November 15, 2013) was an American actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. Knox was also a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist. Knox was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and he subsequently moved to Paris and Rome to find work.
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Mickey Knox
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- Born
- 1921.
- Died
- 2013.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actor, screenwriter, film producer, writer, novelist, television actor, television producer, illustrator and animator.
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Abraham Knox (December 24, 1921 − November 15, 2013) was an American actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. Knox was also a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist. Knox was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and he subsequently moved to Paris and Rome to find work.
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Knox's screenwriter credits, where he adapted approximately 150 Italian and French films into English translations, include the English adaptation of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. In France and Italy, Knox worked as a dialogue coach and translated screenplays of films made in Europe. Billed as Abraham Knox, he portrayed Nick Wiggins in Jason (1942) on Broadway. His other work on stage included performing in summer stock on Long Island and in Maryland and acting with the Civic Theater in Washington, D.
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino named his lead character, portrayed by Woody Harrelson, after Knox in the film Natural Born Killers. Knox's 2004 memoir is titled The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita: The Adventures of an Actor in Hollywood, Paris and Rome.
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1921
Mickey Knox born at New York City.
2013
Mickey Knox died at Los Angeles.
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- 1.Lentz, Harris. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. 196–197. June 3, 2014. 9780786476657.
- 2.Fandango.com. Mickey Knox Biography. 1922-01-01.
- 3.The Broadway League. Abraham Knox. Internet Broadway Database.
- 4.Mickey Knox, GI Star, Cast in New Wallis Film. Brooklyn Eagle. 6. January 14, 1947.
- 5.Barnes, Mike. Mickey Knox, Actor and Sergio Leone Writer, Dies at 92. The Hollywood Reporter. November 22, 2013.
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