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Samuel W. Taylor(1907-1997)

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Samuel W. Taylor was born on 5 February 1907 in Provo, Utah, USA. He was a writer, known for Flubber (1997), The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) and The Absent Minded Professor (1961). He died on 26 September 1997 in Provo, Utah, USA.
BornFebruary 5, 1907
DiedSeptember 26, 1997(90)
BornFebruary 5, 1907
DiedSeptember 26, 1997(90)
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Known for

Robin Williams in Flubber (1997)
Flubber
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1997
Paul Guilfoyle, Lucile Fairbanks, Ruth Ford, John Howard, and Marcella Martin in The Man Who Returned to Life (1942)
The Man Who Returned to Life
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1942
Fred MacMurray in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
The Absent Minded Professor
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1961
Barry Nelson in The Man with My Face (1951)
The Man with My Face
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1951

Credits

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Writer

  • Robin Williams in Flubber (1997)
    Flubber
    5.3
    • short story "A Situation of Gravity"
    • 1997
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • short story "A Situation of Gravity"
    • story "A Situation of Gravity"
    • story
    • 1979–1988
  • Paul Lynde, William Demarest, Tommy Kirk, Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Charles Ruggles, Ed Wynn, and Charlie in Son of Flubber (1962)
    Son of Flubber
    6.1
    • story
    • 1962
  • Fred MacMurray in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
    The Absent Minded Professor
    6.7
    • based on a story by
    • 1961
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1956
  • John Agar and Cleo Moore in Bait (1954)
    Bait
    5.9
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Barry Nelson in The Man with My Face (1951)
    The Man with My Face
    6.0
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Wrong Son (1950)
    Wrong Son
    Short
    • story
    • 1950
  • Paul Guilfoyle, Lucile Fairbanks, Ruth Ford, John Howard, and Marcella Martin in The Man Who Returned to Life (1942)
    The Man Who Returned to Life
    6.1
    • story
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 5, 1907
    • Provo, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • September 26, 1997
    • Provo, Utah, USA
  • Other works
    Wrote many stories and magazine articles for the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Adventure and Esquire.

Did you know

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    Samuel W. Taylor was a descendant of President John Taylor, former president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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