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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).
He was born Heinz Blanke in Steglitz, Berlin, , the son of painter Wilhelm Blanke. He began his career as a film cutter in 1920. Blanke became an assistant to Ernst Lubitsch and was the production manager of Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. He produced nine films in his native before emigrating to Hollywood. He became a power at Warner Bros., working there for decades. Among his Hollywood producing credits are: Of Human Bondage (1946), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and The Fountainhead (1949). When the announced production of The Life of Emile Zola (1937) came under fire from Georg Gyssling, the Nazi German consul to the United States (due to its portrayal of Alfred Dreyfus, who was of Jewish descent), Blanke lied to him, telling him the Dreyfus affair was only a small part of the film.
The Online Archive of California has a transcript of his oral recollections.
Filmography
all 84
Movies 84
Producer 79
Director 4
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
Cash McCall (1960)
Ice Palace (1960)
The Miracle (1959)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Westbound (1959)
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Serenade (1956)
Sincerely Yours (1955)
The McConnell Story (1955)
Young at Heart (1954)
Lucky Me (1954)
So Big (1953)
So This Is Love (1953)
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
The Iron Mistress (1952)
Operation Secret (1952)
Room for One More (1952)
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
Bright Leaf (1950)
Beyond the Forest (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
June Bride (1948)
The Woman in White (1948)
Winter Meeting (1948)
Escape Me Never (1947)
Cry Wolf (1947)
Deep Valley (1947)
Deception (1946)
Of Human Bondage (1946)
My Reputation (1946)
Roughly Speaking (1945)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Old Acquaintance (1943)
The Constant Nymph (1943)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
The Gay Sisters (1942)
Blues in the Night (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Out of the Fog (1941)
The Great Lie (1941)
The Sea Wolf (1941)
Honeymoon for Three (1941)
Four Mothers (1941)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Four Wives (1939)
We Are Not Alone (1939)
The Old Maid (1939)
Daughters Courageous (1939)
Juarez (1939)
Jezebel (1938)
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Green Light (1937)
The Green Pastures (1936)
The Secret Bride (1934)
British Agent (1934)
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Easy to Love (1934)
Convention City (1933)
Goodbye Again (1933)
The Silk Express (1933)
The bluffer (1932)
The Holy Flames (1931)
Demon of the Sea (1931)
Those Who Dance (1930)
The dance goes on (1930)
Mein Herz gehört Dir... (1930)
Meine Schwester und ich (1929)
Brass Knuckles (1927)
The Desired Woman (1927)
The Third Degree (1926)
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-12-30
Deathday
1981-05-28 (79 years old)
Birth Place
Steglitz,
Citizenships
United States,
Also Known As
Heinz Blanke
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