Albert M. Ottenheimer

Who was Albert M. Ottenheimer?

Albert M. Ottenheimer was an American stage actor who was blacklisted in the 1950s.

Albert was born in Tacoma, Washington. He attended the University of Washington, where he graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in 1927. While there he worked in stage productions and worked with the school publications.

In 1928 he co-founded the Seattle Repertory Playhouse with Florence and Burton James. Two plays produced there were written by Albert, L'Envoi and Funny Man. He also wrote books, on which two musicals were produced, Calico Cargo and San Juan Story. He took a leave of absence from the Playhouse to be a screenwriter at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

He was a founding member of Seattle local of the American Federation of Radio Artists and chairman of its Negotiating Committee. Where he worked in the field of labor relations. His duties included: writing exhibits and briefs for The Brotherhood in Presidential Emergency Board cases.