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Alfred Palca

Overview

  • Born
    March 23, 1920 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    June 18, 1998 · New York City, New York, USA (cancer)

Biography

  • Alfred Palca was born on March 23, 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Harlem Globetrotters (1951), Go Man Go (1954) and Manhunt (1951). He was married to Doris Palca. He died on June 18, 1998 in New York City, New York, USA.

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      Doris Palca(? - June 18, 1998) (his death)

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  • Writing credit for Go Man Go (1954), his only film, was officially restored at a 50th anniversary ceremony honoring blacklisted writers and directors.
  • In 1997, at a 50th anniversary ceremony honoring blacklisted Hollywood writers and directors at the Academy Theater in Los Angeles, Alfred Palca's writing credit for "Go Man Go" was restored.
  • Minor film producer/writer who, blacklisted during the 1950's heyday McCarthyism in the US, chose not to work under pseudonyms and so never became major. (See also Dalton Trumbo.).

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