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Sam Spewack

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September 16, 1899 – October 14, 1971 (died at 72)
Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
36 Movies
2 TV Shows

Educated at Columbia University. He and his wife, Bella Spewack, were nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Kiss Me Kate performed at the Open Air Theatre for Outstanding Musical Production of 1997. He and his wife, Bella, were awarded the 2001 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical for Kiss Me Kate performed at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, England. In 1949, won two Tony Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate" with his wife-collaborator Bella Spewack: as Best Authors (Musical) and for the book as part of the Best Musical Award. Date of Death: October 14, 1971 (age 72) in New York City, New York, USA

We're No Angels
We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1989 6.2

Theatre Play

Age 89 (now 72)
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940 7.0

Screenplay

Age 40 (now 72)
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940 7.0

Original Story

Age 40 (now 72)
Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

1963 6.7

Story

Age 64 (now 72)
Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953 6.5

Theatre Play

Age 54 (now 72)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 6.4

Screenplay

Age 46 (now 72)
Vogues of 1938
Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

1937 5.5

Writer

Age 37 (now 72)
Startime
Startime

Startime

1959 6.8

Theatre Play

Age 60 (now 72)
1 ep
Startime
Startime

Startime

1959 6.8

Writer

Age 60 (now 72)
1 ep
Rendezvous
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935 4.9

Adaptation

Age 36 (now 72)
The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride

1934 6.0

Screenplay

Age 35 (now 72)
The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934 7.1

Screenplay

Age 34 (now 72)
The Solitaire Man
The Solitaire Man

The Solitaire Man

1933 7.0

Theatre Play

Age 34 (now 72)
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1938 6.9

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 72)
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1938 6.9

Theatre Play

Age 38 (now 72)
Should Ladies Behave
Should Ladies Behave

Should Ladies Behave

1933 4.8

Writer

Age 34 (now 72)