Philip Yordan
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Born to Polish-Jewish immigrants in Chicago, he pursued studies at the University of Illinois and obtained a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law before abandoning the legal profession for the stage, where early acting at the Goodman Theatre led to a series of plays that caught Hollywood’s attention. After his off-Broadway comedy Any Day Now impressed director William Dieterle, he moved to…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources