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Lesser Samuels (1894 - 1980) enjoyed a 20 year career as a Hollywood scriptwriter.

He is best known for back-to-back Oscar nominations for the racial drama No Way Out in 1950 and Billy Wilder's lacerating critique of tabloid journalism Ace in the Hole the following year.

Samuels also wrote and served as associate producer on the notorious Biblical flop The Silver Chalice - a film which its star Paul Newman deems as being one of the low points of his career - in 1954.

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 '''Lesser Samuels''' ([[1894]] - [[1980]]) enjoyed a 20 year career as a [[Hollywood]] [[scriptwriter]].
-He is best known for back-to-back [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations for the racial drama "[[No Way Out]]" in [[1950]] and [[Billy Wilder]]'s lacerating [[critique]] of tabloid journalism "[[Ace in the Hole]]" the following year.
+He is best known for back-to-back [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations for the racial drama ''[[No Way Out]]'' in [[1950]] and [[Billy Wilder]]'s lacerating [[critique]] of tabloid journalism ''[[Ace in the Hole]]'' the following year.
-Samuels also wrote and served as [[associate producer]] on the notorious Biblical flop "[[The Silver Chalice]]" - a film which its star [[Paul Newman]] deems as being one of the low points of his career - in [[1954]].
+Samuels also wrote and served as [[associate producer]] on the notorious Biblical flop ''[[The Silver Chalice]]'' - a film which its star [[Paul Newman]] deems as being one of the low points of his career - in [[1954]].
 [[Category:Screenwriters|Samuels]]