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Leopold Atlas(1907-1954)

  • Writer
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Leopold Atlas was born on 19 October 1907 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Raw Deal (1948) and A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946). He was married to Dorothy Miriam Cohen. He died on 30 September 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 19, 1907
DiedSeptember 30, 1954(46)
BornOctober 19, 1907
DiedSeptember 30, 1954(46)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Robert Mitchum, William 'Billy' Benedict, Wally Cassell, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Yolanda Lacca, Jimmy Lloyd, Burgess Meredith, William Murphy, John R. Reilly, and Freddie Steele in Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Story of G.I. Joe
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1945
1 sheet, 27 x 41 in
Raw Deal
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1948
Jerry Hunter, Sharyn Moffett, and Lionel Stander in A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1946
Richard Fleischer, Lillie Hayward, Madge Meredith, Doris Merrick, Sharyn Moffett, Una O'Connor, Walter Reed, and Regis Toomey in Child of Divorce (1946)
Child of Divorce
6.6
  • Writer(as Leopold L. Atlas)
  • 1946

Credits

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Writer

  • Bye, Love (2022)
    Bye, Love
    Short
    • based on the play "Wednesday's Child" / screenplay
    • 2022
  • CBS Children's Film Festival (1967)
    CBS Children's Film Festival
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Hand in Hand (1961)
    Hand in Hand
    7.4
    • based on a story by
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • play by
    • 1958
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
    Kraft Television Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner in My Forbidden Past (1951)
    My Forbidden Past
    6.2
    • adaptation
    • 1951
  • 1 sheet, 27 x 41 in
    Raw Deal
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1948
  • Richard Fleischer, Lillie Hayward, Madge Meredith, Doris Merrick, Sharyn Moffett, Una O'Connor, Walter Reed, and Regis Toomey in Child of Divorce (1946)
    Child of Divorce
    6.6
    • based on the play "Wednesday's Child" by (as Leopold L. Atlas)
    • 1946
  • Jerry Hunter, Sharyn Moffett, and Lionel Stander in A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)
    A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
    6.6
    • original story
    • 1946
  • Dane Clark, Janis Paige, and Zachary Scott in Her Kind of Man (1946)
    Her Kind of Man
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Robert Mitchum, William 'Billy' Benedict, Wally Cassell, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Yolanda Lacca, Jimmy Lloyd, Burgess Meredith, William Murphy, John R. Reilly, and Freddie Steele in Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
    Story of G.I. Joe
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Tomorrow, the World! (1944)
    Tomorrow, the World!
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
    Mystery of Edwin Drood
    6.4
    • adaptation
    • 1935
  • Charles Bickford and Helen Vinson in A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
    A Notorious Gentleman
    6.5
    • screenplay (as Leopold P. Atlas)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Leopold L. Atlas
  • Born
    • October 19, 1907
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 30, 1954
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy Miriam Cohen? - September 30, 1954 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "But For the Grace of God", produced on Broadway. Drama. Directed by Benno Schneider. Guild Theatre: 12 Jan 1937-Feb 1937 (closing date unknown/42 performances). Cast: Jack Arnold, James Bell, Joey Brown, Arthur Bruce, Maurice Burke, John Call, Harriet Caron, Melbourne Ford, Frank Gabrielson, Robert Gordon, Joseph Greenwald, Kathryn Grill, Leslie Klein, Harry Levian, Lester Lonergan III, Gene Lowe, Blossom MacDonald, Robert Mayors, James McCallion, Theodore McKnight, Beatrice Moreland, Robert J. Mulligan, Gilda Oakleaf, Sidney Packer, Edgerton Paul, Stanley Povitch, Robert Reeves, Anthony Ross, Dorothy Scott, Phil Sheridan, Clem Willenchik, P.A. Xantho. Produced by The Theatre Guild. Produced by arrangement with Sidney Harmon.
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