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Achmed Abdullah's real name was Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff (1881 - 1945) and he was born in Russia. As a writer, he first saw his work being adapted into films from 1920 on. He was the author of the progressive Chinese drama “Chang” in 1927 and earned an Academy Award nomination for collaborating on the screenplay to the 1935 film "Lives of a Bengal Lancer". 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Chang may refer to: John Chang Chang (surname), a surname of China and Korea Chang (beer) of Thailand Chang (film), a 1927 film Chang (Star Trek), a character from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country The Chang people of Cameroon Chhaang beer of Tibet Chang Hsueh-liang a Chinese political... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 movie. ...


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Achmed Abdullah (1223 words)
Achmed Abdullah was born in Yalta, in the Crimea, of mixed Russian-Afghan ancestry.
Abdullah never revealed the name to which he was born but apparently he was christened Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff.
Abdullah's autobiography, The Cat Had Nine Lives (1933), is not far from fiction with its vivid tales of his travels and exploits.
Fictionwise eBooks: Achmed Abdullah (309 words)
The story begins when Achmed, the most skillful thief in the city-state of Bagdad, steals into the Palace of the Caliph in search of loot; but one look at the city's Princess, and he discovers a greater treasure, for it is the Princess who becomes the thief, stealing his heart instead.
Achmed Abdullah's name was once synonymous with adventure.
He published dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, thrilling millions of readers throughout the world.
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