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 30
Movies 30
Writer 16
Producer 11
Writer
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
Movie
Writer
Patrick the Great (1945)
Movie
Writer
Spy for a Day (1940)
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Writer
It's a Date (1940)
Movie
Writer
Nobody's Fool (1936)
Movie
Writer
Boulder Dam (1936)
Movie
Writer
In Caliente (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Right to Live (1935)
Movie
Writer
I Am a Thief (1934)
Movie
Writer
Gambling Lady (1934)
Movie
Writer
Dark Hazard (1934)
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Writer
Massacre (1934)
Movie
Writer
Before Dawn (1933)
Movie
Writer
A Holy Terror (1931)
Movie
Associate Producer
Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
Movie
Producer
Scotland Yard (1930)
Movie
Writer
The Sea Wolf (1930)
Movie
Writer
The Arizona Kid (1930)
Movie
Producer
Officer O'Brien (1930)
Movie
Producer
The Racketeer (1929)
Movie
Producer
Big News (1929)
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Producer
Show Folks (1928)
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Producer
Power (1928)
Movie
Producer
Man-Made Women (1928)
Movie
Producer
The Cop (1928)
Movie
Producer
Celebrity (1928)
Movie
Editor
A Gentleman of Paris (1927)
Movie
Producer
The Quarterback (1926)
Movie
Supervising Editor
The Show Off (1926)
Movie
Editor
Watch Your Step (1922)
Movie
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1889-06-21
Deathday1974-01-02 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceCherokee, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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