Biography
Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee – January 2, 1974, Wheaton) was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous for being President of the Screen Writers Guild from 1934 to 1935. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1940 for his dedicated work for the Motion Picture Relief Fund. Block was born in the City of Cherokee in the Cherokee County of Iowa to E.S. and Doris Block (née Chraplewski).
Filmography
all 32
Movies 32
Writer 17
Producer 11
Writer
It's a Date (1940)
Movie
Writer
Boulder Dam (1936)
Movie
Writer
In Caliente (1935)
Movie
Writer
I Am a Thief (1934)
Movie
Writer
Dark Hazard (1934)
Movie
Writer
Massacre (1934)
Movie
Writer
Before Dawn (1933)
Movie
Associate Producer
Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
Movie
Producer
Scotland Yard (1930)
Movie
Writer
The Sea Wolf (1930)
Movie
Producer
Officer O'Brien (1930)
Movie
Producer
The Racketeer (1929)
Movie
Producer
Big News (1929)
Movie
Producer
Show Folks (1928)
Movie
Producer
Power (1928)
Movie
Producer
Man-Made Women (1928)
Movie
Producer
The Cop (1928)
Movie
Producer
Celebrity (1928)
Movie
Producer
The Quarterback (1926)
Movie
Supervising Editor
The Show Off (1926)
Movie
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1889-06-21
Deathday1974-01-02 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceCherokee, Iowa, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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