Emeric Pressburger

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Emeric Pressburger

British writer

Also known as: Imre Pressburger

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Last Updated: Dec 1, 2024 • Article History

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Original name:: Imre Pressburger

Born:: December 5, 1902, Miskolc, Hungary

Died:: February 5, 1988, Saxstead, Suffolk, England (aged 85)

Founder:: The Archers

Awards And Honors:: Academy Award (1943)

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Emeric Pressburger (born December 5, 1902, Miskolc, Hungary—died February 5, 1988, Saxstead, Suffolk, England) was a Hungarian-born screenwriter who wrote and produced innovative and visually striking motion pictures in collaboration with British director Michael Powell, most notably The Red Shoes (1948). Pressburger studied engineering in Prague and Stuttgart, but in 1925 he went to Berlin, where he became a scriptwriter at the German film company UFA. He settled in Britain (1935) and launched a partnership with Powell with The Spy in Black (1939; U.S. title U-Boat 29). In 1941 he won an Academy Award for best original story for their ...(100 of 213 words)

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