Ralph Block

{{Short description|American film producer (1889–1974)}}

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| name = Ralph J. Block

| image = Ralph Block - Dec 1920 EH.jpg

| caption = From a 1920 magazine

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|6|21}}

| birth_place = Cherokee, Iowa, United States

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|1|2|1889|6|21}}

| death_place = Wheaton, Maryland, United States

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| alma_mater = University of Michigan

| occupation = JournalistLacy, Mary A. United States. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. Ralph Block Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 2009. Web. .
Film producer/director
Screenwriter
Editor
Public official

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| known_for = President of Screen Writers Guild (1934–35)

| spouse = Mary Greenacre[http://www.actornice.com/ralph-block.html Actornice – catalog of famous artists.]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| children = Bridget Block

| parents = E. S. Block
Doris Chraplewski

| awards = Honorary Academy Award

}}

Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee, Iowa – January 2, 1974, Wheaton, Maryland){{IMDb name|0088759}} was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous for being President of the Screen Writers Guild from 1934 to 1935. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1940 for his dedicated work for the Motion Picture Relief Fund.