Sam Spewack
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
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Birthday
1899-09-16 (72 years old)
Deathday
1971-10-14
Place of Birth
Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Also known As
Samuel Spewack
Sam Spewack
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
Production
1953
as Theatre Play
1940
as Screenplay
1938
as Writer
1935
as Adaptation
1945
as Screenplay
1934
as Screenplay
1937
as Writer
1938
as Screenplay
1938
as Theatre Play
1957
as Writer
1931
as Additional Dialogue
1933
as Writer
1933
as Theatre Play
1934
as Screenplay
1931
as Novel
1931
as Screenplay
1940
as Original Story
1963
as Story
1942
as Writer
1989
as Theatre Play
1942
as Producer
1933
as Theatre Play
1933
as Adaptation
2011
as Book
1933
as Adaptation
2003
as Writer
1933
as Adaptation
1933
as Dialogue
1938
as Screenplay
1964
as Writer
1958
as Book
1958
as Writer
1962
as Story
2024
as Musical
2024
as Writer
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