Jeremy Sams was born on January 12, 1957 in London, England. He is known for his work on Persuasion (1995), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) and Enduring Love (2004). He is married to Maria Friedman. They have two children.
In 2003, was nominated for two Tony awards for "Amour": as Best Book (Musical), with collaborator Didier Van Cauwelaert, and as Best Original Musical Score, his adaptation from French to English with music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Van Cauwelaert.
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Younger brother of chess/shogi champion and Japanese translator, Richard Sams, who lives in Tokyo, Japan.
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He adapted the movie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, into a London West End Musical perforemd at the London Palladium in 2002. It was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for the Hilton Award for Best New Musical.
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He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Director for Spend, Spend, Spend production at the Piccadilly Theatre.
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Was nominted for Two Tony awards in 2003 for his adaptation of the musical, Amour. He adapted it from French to English.
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Son of late Shakespeare scholar and musicologist Eric Sams (died Sept. 13, 2004).
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