Sam Spewack
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- September 16, 1899
- Died
- October 14, 1971 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Biography
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
Known For
Filmography
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie · Musical, Writer
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie · Book
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie · Writer
We're No Angels
Movie · Theatre Play
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie · Writer
Move Over, Darling
Movie · Story
Startime
TV · Theatre Play, Writer · 1 ep
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie · Book, Writer
Mr. Broadway
Movie · Writer
Kiss Me Kate
Movie · Theatre Play
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie · Screenplay
A Welcome to Britain
Movie · Writer
The World at War
Movie · Writer
My Favorite Wife
Movie · Screenplay, Original Story
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie · Writer
Boy Meets Girl
Movie · Screenplay, Theatre Play
The Chaser
Movie · Screenplay
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Movie · Writer
Rendezvous
Movie · Adaptation
The Cat and the Fiddle
Movie · Screenplay
The Gay Bride
Movie · Screenplay
Should Ladies Behave
Movie · Writer
The Solitaire Man
Movie · Theatre Play
Clear All Wires!
Movie · Theatre Play, Adaptation
Private Jones
Movie · Adaptation
The Nuisance
Movie · Adaptation, Dialogue
The Secret Witness
Movie · Novel, Screenplay