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Sam Spewack(1899-1971)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Sam Spewack was born on 16 September 1899 in Bakhmut, Katerynoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bakhmut, Ukraine]. Sam was a writer and producer, known for My Favorite Wife (1940), We're No Angels (1989) and Move Over, Darling (1963). Sam was married to Bella Spewack. Sam died on 14 October 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 16, 1899
DiedOctober 14, 1971(72)
BornSeptember 16, 1899
DiedOctober 14, 1971(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Gail Patrick in My Favorite Wife (1940)
My Favorite Wife
7.2
  • Writer(as Samuel Spewack)
  • 1940
Robert De Niro and Sean Penn in We're No Angels (1989)
We're No Angels
6.1
  • Writer(suggestion)
  • 1989
Doris Day, Polly Bergen, and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
Move Over, Darling
6.9
  • Writer(as Samuel Spewack)
  • 1963
Ramon Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald in The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
The Cat and the Fiddle
6.3
  • Writer(as Samuel Spewack)
  • 1934

Credits

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Writer



  • Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical (2024)
    Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Kiss Me Kate: BBC Proms (2014)
    Kiss Me Kate: BBC Proms
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Robert De Niro and Sean Penn in We're No Angels (1989)
    We're No Angels
    6.1
    • play "My Three Angels" (suggestion)
    • 1989
  • Kiss Me Kate
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1975
  • Kiss Me Kate (1968)
    Kiss Me Kate
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • by
    • 1968
  • Kiss Me Kate
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Kiss Me Kate (1964)
    Kiss Me Kate
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1964
  • Doris Day, Polly Bergen, and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Move Over, Darling
    6.9
    • based on a screenplay by
    • story by (as Samuel Spewack, as Samuel Spewack)
    • 1963
  • Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Wally Cox, and Tom Tryon in Something's Got to Give (1962)
    Something's Got to Give
    Short
    • screenplay "My Favorite Wife"
    • 1962
  • Murray Rose and Anna Volska in My Three Angels (1962)
    My Three Angels
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1962
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • original writer
    • 1957–1962
  • The Enchanted Nutcracker
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1961
  • Küß mich Kätchen
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • play Kiss me Kate
    • 1961
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • play
    • 1959

Producer



  • The World at War (1942)
    The World at War
    7.0
    • producer (as Samuel Spewack)
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Samuel Spewack
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • September 16, 1899
    • Bakhmut, Katerynoslav Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bakhmut, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • October 14, 1971
    • New York City, New York, USA(blood cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Bella Spewack1922 - October 14, 1971 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote (w/Bella Spewack, George Jessel) "The War Song. Directed / co-produced (w/Sam Harris) by Albert Lewis. National Theatre: 24 Sep 1928-Dec 1928 (closing date unknown/80 performances). Cast: Ted Athey, Harry Bass, T.F. Benson, Shirley Booth (as "Emily Rosen"), Clyde Franklyn, William Gargan (as "Pvt. James Perkins"), Lt. Hans Golle, Gene Raymond(credited as Raymond Guion; as "Sid Swanson"), Peter K. Hawley, Eda Heinemann (as "Social Worker"), Edwin Jerome, George Jessel (as "Eddie Rosen"), Patricia Kenny, Paul Ker, Lola Lane, Clara Langsner, Joseph Latham, Capt. Herman Lehmann, Edward Leiter, Col. Edmund Lowe, Paul O'Brien, Charles Peters, Maj. Sig Ruman, Lt. Paul Schultz, Frank Spelvin, Harry Von Zynda, H.C. Warren, Charles Wilson, Carl Worms. NOTE: This was the earliest Broadway credit for the husband-and-wife team of Sam and Bella Spewack.
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    Educated at Columbia University.
  • Nickname
    • A.A. Abbott

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