Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor (August 13, 1895 – March 6, 1958) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in the silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford, and also later worked with Laurel and Hardy. He was born in New York City.
Sam Taylor
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- Name
- Sam Taylor
- Born
- 13 August 1895
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Died
- 6 March 1958
- Place of death
- Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Film director
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Fordham University
- Languages
- English
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A notorious cinematic legend over the decades has suggested that Taylor's 1929 adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew had the screen credit "additional dialogue by Sam Taylor". However, no extant prints of the film contain this credit, and there is no documentary evidence that it ever existed. Taylor directed eight feature films with Lloyd as star, with a number of them being co-directed with Fred C. Taylor also directed Pickford in her first "talkie" feature with Coquette (1929), which garnered the latter an Academy Award. Taylor died at the age of 62 in Santa Monica, California.
Sam Taylor and Harold Lloyd, possibly on the set of "The Freshman" in 1925.
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• Name — Sam Taylor • Birth Name — Sam Taylor • Born — 13 August 1895 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 6 March 1958 • Place of death — Santa Monica, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • producer • Years Active — 1916–1949
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Over the Garden Wall (1919) • In Honor's Web (1919) • Human Collateral (1920) • Now or Never (1921) • Never Weaken (1921) • Princess Jones (1921) • The Mohican's Daughter (1922) • Dr. Jack (1922) • Safety Last! (1923) • Why Worry? (1923) • Girl Shy (1924) • Hot Water (1924) • The Freshman (1925) • For Heaven's Sake (1926) • Exit Smiling (1927) • My Best Girl (1927) • Tempest (1928) • The Woman Disputed (1928) • Lady of the Pavements (1929) (screenplay) • The Taming of the Shrew (1929) • Coquette (1929) • Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) • Skyline (1931) • Ambassador Bill (1931) • Kiki (1931) • Devil's Lottery (1932) • Out All Night (1933) • The Cat's-Paw (1934) • Vagabond Lady (1935) • Nothing but Trouble (1944)
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Sam Taylor is recorded as screenwriter, film producer, director, writer and actor.
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1958
Sam Taylor died in 1958 at Santa Monica.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 5503143-2, Mostra di Sam Taylor-Wood (1998-1999 : Mailand).
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q719427: Sam Taylor
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Sam Taylor-Wood, Sam Taylor-Wood, 2004
Taylor, Sam “the Man”, Oxford Music Online, 2003
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