Samuel A. Taylor Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Samuel A. Taylor (June 13, 1912 – May 26, 2000) was an American playwright and screenwriter.Born Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, in a Jewish family, in Chicago, Illinois, Taylor made his Broadway debut as author of the play The Happy Time in 1950. He wrote the play Sabrina Fair (1953) and co-wrote its film adaptation released the following year. In 1955, he won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay. His early success brought him more work in Hollywood, including the biographical film The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) and the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo (1958).His film career faded after the initial box office failure of Vertigo, though Hitchcock and Taylor remained frequent collaborators. He was often contracted to write drafts for Hitchcock's later films, such as Torn Curtain (1966), though Taylor's only other Hitchcock screenplay (apart from Vertigo) was for Topaz (1969).Taylor was nominated for his only Tony Award in as co-producer of the musical play No Strings (1962), for which he also wrote the book. Other playwrighting credits include Avanti! (1968), which he later adapted for the Billy Wilder film released in 1972 and Legend (1976).Taylor died of heart failure in Blue Hill, Maine. His credits are sometimes confused with those of novelist and screenwriter Samuel W. Taylor.
Distinguished American playwright. Studied at the University of California at Berkely in the early 1930's. Briefly joined the Merchant Marine, then settled in New York. Held simultaneous jobs writing radio comedy, as well as doctoring, or re-writing stage plays. The first of his own plays, 'The Happy Time', opened on Broadway in January 1950. His best-known work, 'Sabrina Fair' was a huge hit on Broadway in 1953 and filmed with even greater success the following year. Taylor also collaborated on the screenplay of Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' in 1958.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1962 Tony Award as author of book and co-producer, with Richard Rodgers, of Best Musical nominee "No Strings."
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sabrina
1995
earlier screenplay - as Samuel Taylor / play - as Samuel Taylor
Avanti
1994
TV Movie play
Avanti
1990
TV Movie play - as Samuel Taylor
Avanti!
1972
play "Avanti!" - as Samuel Taylor
The Love Machine
1971
screenplay - as Samuel Taylor
Promise at Dawn
1970
play
Topaz
1969
screenplay - as Samuel Taylor
Unsere liebste Freundin
1968
TV Movie
Rosie!
1967
Three on a Couch
1966
screenplay
Soförün kizi
1966
play "Sabrina Fair" - uncredited
Sabrina
1963
TV Movie play "Sabrina fair"
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
play / screenplay
Goodbye Again
1961
screenplay - as Samuel Taylor
Ask rüyasi
1959
play "Sabrina Fair" - uncredited
General Electric Theater
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode, 1958 teleplay - 1 episode, 1955
Vertigo
1958
screenplay - as Samuel Taylor
The Montecarlo Story
1956
original story / screenplay
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
screenplay - as Samuel Taylor
Sabrina
1954
from the play by - as Samuel Taylor / written for the screen by - as Samuel Taylor
The Happy Time
1952
play
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Montecarlo Story
1956
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
TV Short documentary acknowledgment: photos courtesy of
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Reputations
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself - Screenwriter, Vertigo / Himself - Screenwriter and Friend
Obsessed with Vertigo
1997
TV Short documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1955
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Screenplay
Sabrina (1954)
1955
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Written American Comedy
Sabrina (1954)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1959
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour