Kubec Glasmon (August 12, 1897 – March 13, 1938) was an American screenwriter from Vistula Land, who was nominated for the now defunct category of Best Story at the

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. He was nominated for Best Story with

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for '' The Public Enemy''. The film was based on the duo's then-unpublished novel ''Beer and Blood'', which was published after the film's release (as ''The Public Enemy'') by

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in 1931.

Filmography

*'' Smart Money'' (1931) *'' The Public Enemy'' (1931) *''

Blonde Crazy ''Blonde Crazy'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Noel Francis, Louis Calhern, Ray Milland, and Guy Kibbee. The film is notable for one of Cagney's li ...

'' (1931) *'' Union Depot'' (1932) *'' Three on a Match'' (1932) *''

Taxi! ''Taxi!'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet door: ...

'' (1932) *'' Rockabye'' (1932) * '' False Faces'' (1932) *'' The Crowd Roars'' (1932) *'' Handy Andy'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *'' Woman Wanted'' (1935) *'' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) *'' Men Without Names'' (1935) *''

The Glass Key ''The Glass Key'' is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett. First published as a serial in '' Black Mask'' magazine in 1930, it then was collected in 1931 (in London; the American edition followed 3 months later). It tells the story of a ...

'' (1935) *'' Parole!'' (1936) *'' This Is My Affair'' (1937) *'' The Man in Blue'' (1937) *'' Saleslady'' (1938) *'' Calling Dr. Gillespie'' (1942)

Personal life

Kubec was a former pharmacist in Chicago before he became a screenwriter. He wrote crime stories with

. He was married to film actress Joan Blair, born Lilian Wilck. He died at age 40 of a heart attack.

References

External links

*
Biography from Kubec Glasmon
on

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Kubec Glasmon
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