Rudolph Polk
American violinist
Rudolph Polk (25 November 1892 New York, New York – 16 June 1957 Los Angeles) was an American concert violinist based in New York City during his early years and, during his later years, a Hollywood film director, film industry executive, and artist manager for Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, José Iturbi, and Gregor Piatigorsky. In Hollywood, Polk was the assistant musical director to Morris Stoloff at Columbia Pictures.2
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Born Nov 25, 1892, died Jun 16, 1957.1
About
After World War II, Polk was musical director for Enterprise Studios.
Polk was family friends with Jacob Previn, father of André and Steve Previn.
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedBerlin University of the Arts3
Career
Occupation: producer, violinist, film director.5 6
- Date not recordedFounded World Artists4
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States7
Rudolph married Pauline née Stone (1896–1986) in Manhattan, New York, on Mar 16, 1919. They had two children, Peter and Martha (Hamilton).
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- 1WikidataRudolph Polk on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRudolph Polk on Wikipedia
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- 6Wikidataoccupation, as reported
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- 8WikidataRudolph Polk: IMDb, on Wikidata