Alfred Polgar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Polgar

Austrian writer

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1873

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1955

Profession: writer, playwright, translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alfred Polgar (originally: Alfred Polak, pseudonyms: Archibald Douglas, L.
A.
Terne; 17 October 1873, Vienna – 24 April 1955, Zürich) was an Austrian-born journalist, born into an assimilated Jewish family, one of the most renowned intellectuals of the Vienna coffeehouses.
He was born in Leopoldstadt.
He left Austria in 1938, and later worked in Hollywood.He was known as a drama critic (in Berlin from 1925 to 1933) and as an essayist.
He died in Zurich.