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- Lesser Samuels was born on July 26, 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 December 22, 1980 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA.
- 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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