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| ⚫ | He is best known for back-to-back [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations for the racial drama ''[[No Way Out (1950 film)|No Way Out]]'' in 1950<ref name="Oscars1951">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1951 |title=The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=May 29, 2019|work=oscars.org}}</ref> and [[Billy Wilder]]'s lacerating [[critique]] of tabloid journalism ''[[Ace in the Hole (1951 film)|Ace in the Hole]]'' the following year.<ref name="Oscars1952">{{Cite web| url= http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952| title= The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners| accessdate= May 29, 2019| work= oscars.org}}</ref> |
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Samuels co-authored the book for the 1960 [[Frank Loesser]] musical ''[[Greenwillow]]''. |
Samuels co-authored the book for the 1960 [[Frank Loesser]] musical ''[[Greenwillow]]''. |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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* ''[[It's Love Again]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[It's Love Again]]'' (1936) |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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| NAME = Samuels, Lesser |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American screenwriter |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 26 July 1894 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 22 December 1980 |
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 21 August 2024
Lesser Samuels (26 July 1894 – 22 December 1980) enjoyed a 20-year career as a Hollywood screenwriter.
He is best known for back-to-back Oscar nominations for the racial drama No Way Out in 1950[1] and Billy Wilder's lacerating critique of tabloid journalism Ace in the Hole the following year.[2]
Samuels also wrote and served as associate producer on the notorious Biblical flop The Silver Chalice - a film which its star Paul Newman deemed one of the low points of his career - in 1954.
Samuels co-authored the book for the 1960 Frank Loesser musical Greenwillow.
Selected filmography
[edit]- It's Love Again (1936)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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