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Henry Blanke

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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, Germany, 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 Germany 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.

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Hell Is for Heroes

1962

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The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

Producer

Cash McCall

1960

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Ice Palace

1960

Producer

The Miracle

1959

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The Nun's Story

1959

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Westbound

1959

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Too Much, Too Soon

1958

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Serenade

1956

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Sincerely Yours

1955

Producer

Young at Heart

1954

Producer

Lucky Me

1954

Producer

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

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So Big

1953

Producer

The Iron Mistress

1952

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Operation Secret

1952

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Room for One More

1952

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Come Fill the Cup

1951

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Tomorrow Is Another Day

1951

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Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

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Lightning Strikes Twice

1951

Producer

Bright Leaf

1950

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Beyond the Forest

1949

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The Fountainhead

1949

Producer

June Bride

1948

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The Woman in White

1948

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Winter Meeting

1948

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

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Escape Me Never

1947

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Cry Wolf

1947

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Deep Valley

1947

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Deception

1946

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Of Human Bondage

1946

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My Reputation

1946

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Roughly Speaking

1945

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The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

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Old Acquaintance

1943

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The Constant Nymph

1943

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Edge of Darkness

1943

Producer

The Gay Sisters

1942

Producer

Blues in the Night

1941

Producer

The Maltese Falcon

1941

Associate Producer

Out of the Fog

1941

Associate Producer

The Great Lie

1941

Associate Producer

The Sea Wolf

1941

Producer

Honeymoon for Three

1941

Associate Producer

Four Mothers

1941

Associate Producer

The Sea Hawk

1940

Associate Producer

Four Wives

1939

Associate Producer

We Are Not Alone

1939

Associate Producer

The Old Maid

1939

Associate Producer

Daughters Courageous

1939

Associate Producer

Juarez

1939

Associate Producer

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

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Jezebel

1938

Associate Producer

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

Producer

Green Light

1937

Producer

The Green Pastures

1936

Supervising Producer

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

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The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935

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The Secret Bride

1934

Associate Producer

Fog Over Frisco

1934

Supervising Producer

Fashions of 1934

1934

Producer

Easy to Love

1934

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Convention City

1933

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Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

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Goodbye Again

1933

Producer

The Silk Express

1933

Producer

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

Producer

The Holy Flames

1931

Producer

Demon of the Sea

1931

Producer

Those Who Dance

1930

Producer

Mein Herz gehört Dir...

1930

Producer

Henry Blanke

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