Abraham Polonsky

American politician (1910-1999).

Born December 5th, 1910 in New York City. [ref]

Died October 26th, 1999 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]

Occupations
film director, lawyer, novelist, screenwriter
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner