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Alvah Bessie(1904-1985)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Alvah Bessie was born on 4 June 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Aventures en Birmanie (1945), Du sang sur la neige (1943) and The Very Thought of You (1944). He was married to Sylviane L. Martin. He died on 21 July 1985 in Terra Linda, California, USA.
BornJune 4, 1904
DiedJuly 21, 1985(81)
BornJune 4, 1904
DiedJuly 21, 1985(81)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Errol Flynn in Aventures en Birmanie (1945)
Aventures en Birmanie
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1945
Errol Flynn and Julie Bishop in Du sang sur la neige (1943)
Du sang sur la neige
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1943
Dane Clark, Dennis Morgan, and Eleanor Parker in The Very Thought of You (1944)
The Very Thought of You
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1944
Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Michael O'Shea, and Barry Sullivan in Madame et ses pantins (1948)
Madame et ses pantins
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1948

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Writer



  • Hard Traveling (1986)
    Hard Traveling
    6.0
    • novel "Bread and a Stone"
    • 1986
  • Prílezitost pre osamelého muza
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1977
  • Connie Stevens in The Sex Symbol (1974)
    The Sex Symbol
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • novel "The Symbol"
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Neamericané
    TV Movie
    • novel "The un-Americans"
    • 1973
  • España otra vez (1968)
    España otra vez
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • La caravane des évadés (1951)
    La caravane des évadés
    6.1
    • story (front Nedrick Young)
    • 1951
  • Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Michael O'Shea, and Barry Sullivan in Madame et ses pantins (1948)
    Madame et ses pantins
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Sydney Greenstreet, Lucille Bremer, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, and Zachary Scott in L'impitoyable (1948)
    L'impitoyable
    6.8
    • screenplay (originally uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Peter Lorre, Helmut Dantine, Faye Emerson, and Raymond Massey in Hôtel Berlin (1945)
    Hôtel Berlin
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Errol Flynn in Aventures en Birmanie (1945)
    Aventures en Birmanie
    7.3
    • original story
    • 1945
  • Dane Clark, Dennis Morgan, and Eleanor Parker in The Very Thought of You (1944)
    The Very Thought of You
    7.0
    • screen play by
    • 1944
  • Errol Flynn and Julie Bishop in Du sang sur la neige (1943)
    Du sang sur la neige
    6.6
    • screen play by
    • 1943

Actor



  • España otra vez (1968)
    España otra vez
    6.3
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 4, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 21, 1985
    • Terra Linda, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Sylviane L. MartinJune 16, 1963 - July 21, 1985 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Farmhand"; Broadway debut) in "They Knew What They Wanted" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Sidney Howard. Garrick Theatre: 24 Nov 1924-Oct 1925 (closing date unknown/192 performances). Cast: Glenn Anders (as "Joe"), Allen Atwell (as "Ah Gee"), Richard Bennett, Peggy Conway, Robert Cook, Cosette Faustine, Helen Fowble, Dorothy Greene, Edward Hogan, Frances Hyde, Charles Kennedy (as "Father McKee"), Pauline Lord, Peter Marsters, Sanford Meisner, Eleanor Mish, Hardwick Nevin, Catherine Scherman, Thomas Scherman, Arthur Sircom (as "Farm Hand"), Charles Tazewell, Audrey Thal, Ernest Thompson, Jacob Zollinger. Produced by The Theatre Guild. NOTE: Filmed as Drôle de mariage (1940), Le désir de chaque femme (1930), The Secret Hour (1928).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 4 Articles

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    Refused to write under a pseudonym after his blacklisting, working instead as a publicist, book reviewer and lighting technician at the hungry i nightclub in North Beach, San Francisco. In 1965, he wrote a book about his experiences during the McCarthy era, entitled "Inquisition in Eden".

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