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American pharmacist and screenwriter
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Male
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12 August 1897(Racibórz, Poland; Raciąż, Poland)
Death:
13 March 1938(Los Angeles, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Kubec Glasmon (August 12, 1897 – March 13, 1938) was an American screenwriter from Poland, who was nominated for the now defunct category of Best Story at the 4th Academy Awards. He was nominated for Best Story with John Bright for The Public Enemy. It was based on the novel, The Public Enemy, by Kubec Glasmon and John Bright, published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1931.
Personal life
Kubec was a former pharmacist in Chicago before he became a screenwriter. He wrote crime stories with John Bright. He was married to film actress Joan Blair, born Lilian Wilck.
He died at age 40 of a heart attack.