Ralph Block

Ralph J. Block
From a 1920 magazine
Born	(1889-06-21)June 21, 1889 Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Died	January 2, 1974(1974-01-02) (aged 84) Wheaton, Maryland, United States
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation(s)	Journalist[1] Film producer/director Screenwriter Editor Public official[1]
Known for	President of Screen Writers Guild (1934–35)
Spouse	Mary Greenacre[2]
Children	Bridget Block
Parent(s)	E. S. Block Doris Chraplewski[1]
Awards	Honorary Academy Award

Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee, Iowa – January 2, 1974, Wheaton, Maryland)^[3] was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous for being President of the Screen Writers Guild from 1934 to 1935. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1940 for his dedicated work for the Motion Picture Relief Fund.

Biography

Block was born in the City of Cherokee in the Cherokee County of Iowa to E.S. and Doris Block (née Chraplewski).^[1]

Filmography

As producer^[3]

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1926	The Quarterback	Producer
1928	Let 'Er Go Gallegher	Associate producer
	Stand and Deliver	Associate producer
	The Blue Danube	Associate producer
	Skyscraper	Associate producer
	The Cop	Producer
	Man-Made Women	Producer
	Power	Producer
	Celebrity	Producer
	Show Folks	Producer
1929	High Voltage	Associate producer
	Big News	Producer
	The Racketeer	Producer
	Rich People	Associate producer
	This Thing Called Love	Associate producer
	His First Command	Associate producer
1930	Officer O'Brien	Associate producer
	Scotland Yard	Producer

As Writer^[3]

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1930	The Arizona Kid	Story and screenplay
	The Sea Wolf
1931	A Holy Terror	Adaptation, in collaboration with Alfred A. Cohn and Myron C. Fagan
1933	Before Dawn	Screenplay (uncredited)
1934	Massacre	Screenplay / story
	Dark Hazard	Screenplay
	Gambling Lady	Screenplay
	I Am a Thief	Story and screenplay
1935	The Right to Live	Screenplay
	In Caliente	Story and adaptation
	The Melody Lingers On
1936	Boulder Dam	Screenplay
	Nobody's Fool
1940	It's a Date	Original story
	Spy for a Day	Screenplay collaboration with Anatole de Grunwald, Emeric Pressburger, and Hans Wilhelm
1945	Patrick the Great	Story
1950	Nancy Goes to Rio	Movie based on Block's novel

References

1. Lacy, Mary A. United States. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. Ralph Block Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 2009. Web. <http://memory.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2009/ms009299.pdf>.
2. Actornice – catalog of famous artists.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Ralph Block at IMDb

External links

• Ralph Block at IMDb