Albert M. Ottenheimer

Birth : 1904-09-06, Tacoma, Washington, USA

Death : 1980-01-25

History

Albert M. Ottenheimer (September 6, 1904 – January 25, 1980) was an American stage actor who was blacklisted in the 1950s. Albert was born in Tacoma, Washington. He attended the University of Washington, where he graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in 1927. While there he worked in stage productions and worked with the school publications. In 1928 he co-founded the Seattle Repertory Playhouse with Florence and Burton James. Two plays produced there were written by Albert, L'Envoi and Funny Man. He also wrote books, on which two musicals were produced, Calico Cargo and San Juan Story. He took a leave of absence from the Playhouse to be a screenwriter at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was a founding member of Seattle local of the American Federation of Radio Artists and chairman of its Negotiating Committee. Where he worked in the field of labor relations. His duties included: writing exhibits and briefs for The Brotherhood in Presidential Emergency Board cases. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Movies

Nocturna
Dr. Bernstein
Hard times have fallen on the Transylvanian House of Dracula. To help pay the taxes, Castle Dracula has been converted into the Hotel Transylvania. Dracula himself is aging and toothless, being cared for by his granddaughter Nocturna. When Nocturna books a disco group to play The Claret Room and winds up falling in love with one of the backup guitarists, a mortal named Jimmy, she notices that she is able to see her reflection when she dances, so she decides to follow Jimmy to New York in search of mortality.
Siege
Mr. Lubin
A drama about a community of senior citizens who are terrorized by a ruthless neighborhood gang. After learning that the police are stymied because the victims are too scared to testify against the bullying leader, a semi-retired toolmaker decides to take a stand.
Annie Hall
Street Stranger
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
The Front
School Principal
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
After the Fall
Chairman
Adaptation of Arthur Miller's semi-autobiographical play about Quentin, a Jewish intellectual from New York who must reexamine his life and his troubled relationship with Holga.