Biography
Rudolph Polk (25 November 1892 New York, New York – 16 June 1957 Los Angeles) was an American concert violinist based in New York City during his early years and, during his later years, a Hollywood film director, film industry executive, and artist manager for Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, José Iturbi, and Gregor Piatigorsky. In Hollywood, Polk was the assistant musical director to Morris Stoloff at Columbia Pictures. After World War II, Polk was musical director for Enterprise Studios.Polk was family friends with Jacob Previn, father of André and Steve Previn. General references
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 4: September 1955 – August 1958, H. W. Wilson Company, New York (1960)
Obituaries on File, Two volumes, compiled by Felice D. Levy (1917–1990), Facts on File, New York (1979)Inline citations
Filmography
all 6
Movies 6
Director 3
Producer 2
Of Men and Music (1951)
Caught (1949)
Force of Evil (1948)
No Minor Vices (1948)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
Adventure in Music
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GenderMale
Birthday1892-11-25
Deathday1957-06-16 (64 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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