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Yordan Popov
Yordan is a given name and less often a surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Philip Yordan (1914–2003), American screenwriter Given name *Yordan Álvarez (born 1997), Cuban baseball player *Yordan Angelov (born 1953), Bulgarian volleyball player *Yordan Bikov (born 1950), Bulgarian weightlifter *Yordan Etov (born 1989), Bulgarian football player *Yordan Frometa, Cuban amateur featherweight boxer *Yordan Gospodinov (born 1978), Bulgarian football player *Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov-Dzhinot (1818–1882), Bulgarian teacher, publicist and figure in the Bulgarian National Revival *Yordan Ilinov (born 1985), Bulgarian sprinter *Yordan Letchkov (born 1967), Bulgarian footballer, and mayor of Sliven *Yordan Miliev (born 1987), Bulgarian football player *Yordan Minev (born 1980), Bulgarian football player *Yordan Mitkov (born 1956), Bulgarian weightlifter *Yordan Parushev (born 1958), Bulgarian artist *Yordan Penev (born 1988), Bulgarian football player *Yordan Petkov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who produced several films. He acted as a front for blacklisted writers although his use of surrogate screenwriters predates the McCarthy era. His actual contributions to the scripts he is credited with writing is controversial and he was known to some as a credit-grabber. Born to Polish immigrants, he earned degrees from both University of Illinois and Chicago-Kent College of Law. Early life Philip Yordan was born to Polish Jewish immigrants on April 1, 1914 in Chicago. From a young age he had taken an interest in writing. As a teenager, he ran a mail-order beauty supply business out of the family basement. Yordan was an avid fan of detective stories; he contemplated a career as a writer. After graduating from high school, he acted at the Goodman Theatre before graduating from the University of Illinois and then from Kent College of Law in Chicago. A common anecdote in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |