Henry Blanke (December 30, 1901 – May 28, 1981) was a German-born film producer who also worked as an assistant director, supervisor, writer, and production manager. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Nun's Story (1959).
Born in Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, Blanke began his career as a film cutter in 1920. He produced nine films in his native Germany before emigrating to Hollywood, where his first film was Mystery of th...
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Henry Blanke (December 30, 1901 – May 28, 1981) was a German-born film producer who also worked as an assistant director, supervisor, writer, and production manager. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Nun's Story (1959).
Born in Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, Blanke began his career as a film cutter in 1920. He produced nine films in his native Germany before emigrating to Hollywood, where his first film was Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). Other notable credits included Four Daughters (1938), Juarez (1939), The Great Lie (1941), The Maltese Falcon, Old Acquaintance (1943), Of Human Bondage (1946), June Bride (1948), Winter Meeting (1948), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Beyond the Forest (1949), The Fountainhead (1949), So Big (1953), King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Serenade (1956), Sincerely Yours (1956), Too Much, Too Soon (1958), and Cash McCall (1960).
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