Abramson emigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire in the 1880s and soon became involved in the Jewish newspaper field. In 1905, he founded an opera company. In 1914, he founded Ivan Film Productions to produce silent films, with Sins of the Parents as the first release. In 1917, after success with pictures including One Law for Both and Enlighten Thy Daughter, he partnered with William Randolph Hearst to form the Graphic Film Corporation (GFC).[2]
Abramson's films are often melodramas with titillating titles such as Forbidden Fruit (1915) and A Child for Sale (1920), and sexual hygiene films such as The Sex Lure (1916) and Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917).[3][4] Abramson often aimed to make a moral argument with his films. He stated that the intention of his films was to "point out an evil in life through one character and at the same time show the manner in which that evil might be cured through another character."[5] The GFC ended with the 1919 release of The Echo of Youth.
^ abKlein, Uru (10 December 2009). Cinema in the time of war 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Haaretz
^Pizzitola, Louis. Hearst over Hollywood, p. 111-125 (2002)
^McLaren, Angus. Twentieth-century sexuality: a history, p. 42 (1999)
^Ivan Film Productions v. Bell (New York Courts, 1916)
^Pizzitola, Louis (2002). Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 119. ISBN9780231116466.
ivan, abramson, 1869, september, 1934, director, american, silent, films, 1910s, 1920s, born1869russiadiedseptember, 1934, aged, manhattan, york, city, york, abramson, emigrated, united, states, from, russian, empire, 1880s, soon, became, involved, jewish, new. Ivan Abramson 1869 September 15 1934 was a director of American silent films in the 1910s and 1920s 1 Ivan AbramsonBorn1869RussiaDiedSeptember 15 1934 aged 64 65 Manhattan New York City New York Abramson emigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire in the 1880s and soon became involved in the Jewish newspaper field In 1905 he founded an opera company In 1914 he founded Ivan Film Productions to produce silent films with Sins of the Parents as the first release In 1917 after success with pictures including One Law for Both and Enlighten Thy Daughter he partnered with William Randolph Hearst to form the Graphic Film Corporation GFC 2 Abramson s films are often melodramas with titillating titles such as Forbidden Fruit 1915 and A Child for Sale 1920 and sexual hygiene films such as The Sex Lure 1916 and Enlighten Thy Daughter 1917 3 4 Abramson often aimed to make a moral argument with his films He stated that the intention of his films was to point out an evil in life through one character and at the same time show the manner in which that evil might be cured through another character 5 The GFC ended with the 1919 release of The Echo of Youth In 1923 Abramson and Sidney M Goldin directed East and West filmed in Austria and starring Molly Picon and which had English and Yiddish subtitles 1 Abramson died on September 15 1934 in New York s Mount Sinai Hospital survived by his wife Liza Einhorn 6 7 Selected filmography edit nbsp The Sex Lure 1916 Sins of the Parents 1914 Should a Woman Divorce writer producer 1914 A Mother s Confession 1915 Forbidden Fruit 1915 The Sex Lure 1916 A Fool s Paradise 1916 One Law for Both 1917 Married in Name Only 1917 writer Enlighten Thy Daughter 1917 When Men Betray 1918 Ashes of Love 1918 The Echo of Youth 1919 A Child for Sale 1920 Wildness of Youth 1922 East and West 1923 I Am the Man 1924 Meddling Women 1924 nbsp Her Husband s Wife 1916 References edit a b Klein Uru 10 December 2009 Cinema in the time of war Archived 2015 09 24 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz Pizzitola Louis Hearst over Hollywood p 111 125 2002 McLaren Angus Twentieth century sexuality a history p 42 1999 Ivan Film Productions v Bell New York Courts 1916 Pizzitola Louis 2002 Hearst Over Hollywood Power Passion and Propaganda in the Movies New York Columbia University Press p 119 ISBN 9780231116466 16 September 1934 Ivan Abramson Movie Man Dies Archived 2021 10 09 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times 16 January 1945 Mrs Ivan Abramson obituary Archived 2022 10 23 at the Wayback Machine The New York TimesExternal links editIvan Abramson at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivan Abramson amp oldid 1209740090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
