Eli Nadel
Eliah Maurice Nadel (October 9, 1918 – March 9, 1981) was an American child actor born in the Bronx, New York. He appeared in Fox Film's Sunshine Comedy series of short comedy films.[1] He was "The Kid" in the 1925 Famous Players-Lasky feature Womanhandled.
After his film career he studied medicine and, as a career physician, worked for the Cancer Control Branch of the National Cancer Institute, where he developed the biometric considerations that were relevant to testing for cancer.[2]
Later, he joined the Research Service of the Veteran's Administration, serving as Chief, Research in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from 1966-1968. He left the VA in 1970 and became Associate Dean and Professor of Pathology at the St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.[3]
References[]
- ^ Balducci, Anthony (July 17, 2009). Lloyd Hamilton: Poor Boy Comedian of Silent Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 9780786441594 – via Google Books.
- ^ As Memory Serves-An Informal History of the National Cancer Institute, 1937-57
- ^ A Historical Look at the Department of Veterans Affairs Research and Development Program
External links[]
- Eli Nadel at IMDb
- Eli Nadel at the TCM Movie Database
- People from the Bronx
- Male actors from New York City
- American male film actors
- American male silent film actors
- American pathologists
- 20th-century American male actors
- 1918 births
- 1981 deaths
- Scientists from New York (state)