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Lou Breslow

American screenwriter (1900-1987)
Person Human Q6685380

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 18, 1900
Date of death
November 10, 1987
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
screenwriter, film director, actor, television producer, cinematographer
Field of work
film, television[13][14]
Spouse
Marion Byron[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[23]
Family name
Breslow[16]
Given name
Lou[17]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive[21]
Native language
English[12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project[20]
Start of work period
1928[19]
Writing language
English[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lou Breslow en Louis Breslow cs Louis Breslow fa لو برزلو ru Лу Бреслоу
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
33521738
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
73658
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15020335r
CANTIC ID
981058616771606706
Cinema Belgica person ID
6128
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
89087
Danish National Filmography person ID
210880
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1062232755
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Elonet person ID
188535
Europeana entity
agent/base/107132
FAST ID
1485007
Fandango person ID
80541
Film.ru person ID
lu-breslou
Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0107756
IdRef ID
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Kinobox person ID
841549
Kinopoisk person ID
207712
LdiF person ID
26333
MovieMeter person ID
34312
NL CR AUT ID
xx0172239
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1707586
PORT person ID
166265
Prabook ID
2166728
Related category
Category:Films directed by Lou Breslow
SNAC ARK ID
w6qv7j07
Swedish Film Database person ID
154842
TMDB person ID
34312
WikiTree person ID
Breslow-11
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/45529f75-ba5e-455e-bfb9-e414774e529f
ČSFD person ID
354708

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🔗 Connections
Films written 11
A-Haunting We Will Go, Great Guns, Never a Dull Moment, An Innocent Affair, Follow the Boys, Gift of Gab, Something to Shout About, 20,000 Men a Year +3 more
Occupation 5
actor, film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, television producer
Field of work 2
television, film
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Films directed 1
Punch Drunks
Given name 1
Lou
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Boston
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Marion Byron
Spouses 1
Marion Byron
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
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Summary

Lou Breslow was born on July 18, 1900[1], in Boston[2]. He died on November 10, 1987[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], actor[7], television producer[8], and cinematographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Lou Breslow born?

Lou Breslow was born in Boston[2].

Where did Lou Breslow die?

Lou Breslow died in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Lou Breslow married to?

Lou Breslow's spouses include Marion Byron[10].

What did Lou Breslow do for work?

Lou Breslow worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], actor[7], television producer[8], and cinematographer[9].

Related Entities

film Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 56DC-2758-D575-9922-2D97
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
  2. 19w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinema Belgica person ID → 6128
    "Created claim: Cinema Belgica person ID: 6128, Matched to Lou Breslow (#175483718) in Cinema Belgica person…"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Harvard Film Archive Project
    Spouse → Marion Byron
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058616771606706, batch #257590"
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