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Samuel Chotzinoff(1889-1964)

  • Producer
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Samuel Chotzinoff was born on 4 July 1889 in Vitebsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was a producer, known for Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), The Alcoa Hour (1955) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (1952). He was married to Pauline Heifitz. He died on 9 February 1964 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 4, 1889
DiedFebruary 9, 1964(74)
BornJuly 4, 1889
DiedFebruary 9, 1964(74)
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Known for

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.1
TV Series
  • Producer
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
The Alcoa Hour
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer
Amahl and the Night Visitors
9.2
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1952
Amahl and the Night Visitors
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1953

Credits

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Producer

  • NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
    NBC Television Opera Theatre
    4.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950–1964
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors (1963)
    Amahl and the Night Visitors
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1963
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 4, 1889
    • Vitebsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]
  • Died
    • February 9, 1964
    • New York City, New York, USA(pernicious anemia)
  • Spouse
    • Pauline Heifitz1925 - February 9, 1964 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Book: "Toscanini: An Intimate Portrait." New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A former producer at NBC, he was the author of a highly controversial, and some say notoriously unreliable, book about legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra from 1937 to 1954.
  • Nickname
    • Shotzi

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