Biography
Lesser Samuels (26 July 1894 β 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 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 deemed one of the low points of his career - in 1954.
Samuels co-authored the book for the 1960 Frank Loesser musical Greenwillow.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 18
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Screenplay 1
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Great Day in the Morning (1956)
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The Silver Chalice (1954)
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The Long Wait (1954)
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Darling, How Could You! (1951)
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Ace in the Hole (1951)
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No Way Out (1950)
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Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
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Tonight and Every Night (1945)
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The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
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Unholy Partners (1941)
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Bitter Sweet (1940)
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Strange Cargo (1940)
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The Earl of Chicago (1940)
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Climbing High (1938)
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Sailing Along (1938)
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Gangway (1937)
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O.H.M.S. (1937)
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It's Love Again (1936)
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1894-07-26
Deathday1980-12-22 (86 years old)
Birth PlacePennsylvania, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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