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  1. Robert Riskin was born on New York City's Lower East side to Jewish parents, Bessie and Jakob, who had emigrated from Tsarist Russia to escape conscription. He and his two brothers and two sisters grew up speaking Yiddish. An enthusiast of the vaudeville stage, the teen-age Riskin took every opportunity to sneak into the theatre and catch the ...

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    Robert Riskin. Robert Riskin was born on 30 March 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936). He was married to Fay Wray. He died on 20 September 1955 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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  4. Robert Riskin. Writer: It Happened One Night. Robert Riskin was born on 30 March 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936). He was married to Fay Wray. He died on 20 September 1955 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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  5. Mar 6, 2024 · Riskin’s magic makes It Happened One Night – and many of the director’s ‘Capra-corn’ classics, writes Bruce Henstell Wed 6 Mar 2024 12.53 EST Last modified on Wed 6 Mar 2024 12.56 EST Share

  6. Sep 11, 2023 · In 1930, Riskin headed to California with the promise of a job at Columbia, a major studio. “Riskin’s sense of sleek, tight dialogue was a perfect match for the emerging sound the need to tell stories with an economy of effort,” writes Scott. Robert Riskin and the actress Glenda Farrell at the 1934 Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood

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  8. Author Ian Scott provides a unique perspective on Riskin and the ways in which his brilliant, pithy style was realized in Capra's enduring films. Riskin's impact on cinema extended far beyond these films as he articulated his vision of a changing America and helped spread Hollywood cinema abroad. 978-0-8131-9625-1.

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