Abraham Polonsky
Overview
Abraham Polonsky was born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the eldest son of Russian-American Jewish immigrants, Henry and Rebecca (née Rosoff) Polonsky, he attended DeWitt Clinton High School
DeWitt Clinton High School
DeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in the Bronx, New York City, New York.-History:Clinton opened in 1897 at 60 West 13th Street at the northern end of Greenwich Village under the name of Boys High School, although this Boys High School was not related to the one in Brooklyn...
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Quotations
What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.
Body and Soul|Body and Soul (1947)
What do you mean "gangsters"? It's business.
Force of Evil|Force of Evil (1948)
Yeah, yeah, I know I got rid of the headache. Now I got cancer.
Odds Against Tomorrow|Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
"What you doin' with such a big ol' dog in New York?" "Never had a wife."
Odds Against Tomorrow|Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Indians don't last in prison. They weren't born for it like the whites.
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here|Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)