Abraham Knox (December 24, 1921 âˆ' November 15, 2013) was an American
actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. He was also a screenwriter,
film producer and novelist. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he
moved to Paris and Rome to work. His screenwriter credits where he
adapted approximately 150 Italian and French into English translations
include the English adaptation of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly. As a dialogue director he coached many non-English speaking
actors in performing convincingly in the English language.Filmmaker
Quentin Tarantino named his lead character, portrayed by Woody
Harrelson, after Knox in the film Natural Born Killers.Knox's 2004
memoir is titled The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita: The Adventures
of an Actor in Hollywood, Paris and Rome.
actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. He was also a screenwriter,
film producer and novelist. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he
moved to Paris and Rome to work. His screenwriter credits where he
adapted approximately 150 Italian and French into English translations
include the English adaptation of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly. As a dialogue director he coached many non-English speaking
actors in performing convincingly in the English language.Filmmaker
Quentin Tarantino named his lead character, portrayed by Woody
Harrelson, after Knox in the film Natural Born Killers.Knox's 2004
memoir is titled The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita: The Adventures
of an Actor in Hollywood, Paris and Rome.
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