Alfred Polgar
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Alfred Polgar was an Austrian
-born journalist
, one of the renowned wits of the Vienna coffeehouses. He left Austria in 1938, and later worked in Hollywood.
He was known as a drama critic, in Berlin 1925 to 1933, and an essayist. He died in Zurich.
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
-born journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, one of the renowned wits of the Vienna coffeehouses. He left Austria in 1938, and later worked in Hollywood.
He was known as a drama critic, in Berlin 1925 to 1933, and an essayist. He died in Zurich.
External links
- Biography at washington.edu
- AEIOU biography
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- IMDB page
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