Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah, actually Nikolajewitwsch Alexander Romanov, ( born May 12, 1881 in Yalta, a former Russian Empire, now Ukraine, † May 12, 1945 in New York City, USA) was an American screenwriter and writer of Russian descent.
Biography
Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov was the son of Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov, who in turn was a cousin of Tsar Nicholas II. His mother Nourmahal Durani was the daughter of the Emir of Afghanistan. Alexander, his brother and his sister Yar Gothia grew in the Romanov Palace in Yalta, which was 1945 meeting of the Allied leaders at the Yalta Conference. After his parents divorced because of political pressure, Alexander moved in with his uncle in Afghanistan, who adopted him. Alexander was renamed Achmed Abdullah Nadir Khan el Durani el Iddrissyah and raised as a Muslim.
Achmed was briefed on schools in Afghanistan, India, France and England. In England, he attended school at Eton and Oxford. He took British citizenship and joined the British Army. His military service he completed in China, Tibet, Russia, Eastern Europe, France, India and Africa. Ahmed left the British Army as a Captain (corresponding to the captain ). Now he joined the Turkish army and fought in the First Balkan War. In these times, Achmed Abdullah decided to become a writer and to bring his experiences to paper.
Achmed Abdullah moved to the U.S. in 1914 and began to write. Newspapers published his short stories across the country. In the early 1920s he also wrote screenplays for the stage and for the film. His first play, which was performed on Broadway was The Honourable Mr. Wong, which he completed with the help of David Belasco, was listed in 1932. At this time, Achmed Abdullah citizens of the United States. 1936 Ahmed Abdullah was nominated by his co- authors John L. Balderston, Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt and Waldemar Young for the screenplay of the film Bengali adventure for the Oscar for Best Screenplay.
Achmed Abdullah was an impressive figure. When he fell ill, he sought the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. On his birthday in 1945, he passed away. He is survived by his third wife, Rosemary Dutton, whom he married in 1940.