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Lesser Samuels(1894-1980)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Lesser Samuels was born on 26 July 1894 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Ace in the Hole (1951), No Way Out (1950) and The Silver Chalice (1954). He died on 22 December 1980 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA.
BornJuly 26, 1894
DiedDecember 22, 1980(86)
BornJuly 26, 1894
DiedDecember 22, 1980(86)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1951
No Way Out (1950)
No Way Out
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1950
Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, and Virginia Mayo in The Silver Chalice (1954)
The Silver Chalice
4.6
  • Writer
  • 1954
The Long Wait (1954)
The Long Wait
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer

  • Great Day in the Morning (1956)
    Great Day in the Morning
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1956
  • Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, and Virginia Mayo in The Silver Chalice (1954)
    The Silver Chalice
    4.6
    • written for the screen by
    • 1954
  • The Long Wait (1954)
    The Long Wait
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Darling, How Could You! (1951)
    Darling, How Could You!
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)
    Ace in the Hole
    8.0
    • written by
    • 1951
  • No Way Out (1950)
    No Way Out
    7.4
    • written by
    • 1950
  • Shirley Temple, John Agar, and Robert Young in Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
    Adventure in Baltimore
    6.1
    • original story
    • 1949
  • Rita Hayworth, Janet Blair, and Lee Bowman in Tonight and Every Night (1945)
    Tonight and Every Night
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Veronica Lake and Franchot Tone in The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
    The Hour Before the Dawn
    5.7
    • adaptation
    • 1944
  • Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Laraine Day, and Marsha Hunt in Unholy Partners (1941)
    Unholy Partners
    6.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1941
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
    Bitter Sweet
    5.7
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in Strange Cargo (1940)
    Strange Cargo
    6.9
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Edward Arnold and Robert Montgomery in The Earl of Chicago (1940)
    The Earl of Chicago
    6.2
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Jessie Matthews and Michael Redgrave in Climbing High (1938)
    Climbing High
    6.0
    • based on an original story
    • scenario
    • adaptation ...
    • 1938
  • Jessie Matthews in Sailing Along (1938)
    Sailing Along
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1938

Producer

  • Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, and Virginia Mayo in The Silver Chalice (1954)
    The Silver Chalice
    4.6
    • associate producer
    • 1954
  • The Long Wait (1954)
    The Long Wait
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 26, 1894
    • Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 22, 1980
    • Winchester, Massachusetts, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Oscar-nominated American screenwriter. Graduated with a degree in metallurgy from Carnegie Tech and worked in the steel industry, prior to entering the motion picture business. Wrote his first few scripts in London for British films, until he was signed under contract by MGM in 1939. From 1958, he was based in New York, writing for the theatre.

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