Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson (born March 30, 1896 in New York City , New York , † July 16, 1983 ibid) was an American screenwriter .
Life
Raphaelson studied at the University of Illinois , where he initially worked as an English teacher. He later worked in the advertising industry, as a journalist and photographer. After a play by him became the template for the first sound film, his career as a screenwriter began. Particularly in the collaboration with the director Ernst Lubitsch , very successful comedies were created, but also the thriller Suspicion , directed by Alfred Hitchcock . In 1977 he was awarded the Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement from the Writers Guild of America .
Filmography (selection)
script
- 1931: The Smiling Lieutenant (The Smiling Lieutenant)
- 1931: The Man Who Driven His Conscience (Broken Lullaby)
- 1932: Trouble in Paradise (Trouble in Paradise)
- 1932: One Hour with You (One Hour with You)
- 1934: The Merry Widow (The Merry Widow)
- 1937: Angel (Angel)
- 1937: The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
- 1940: Rendezvous after closing time (The Shop Around the Corner)
- 1941: suspected (Suspicion)
- 1943: Heaven Can Wait (Heaven Can Wait)
- 1945: Broadway melody 1950 (Ziegfeld Follies)
- 1946: The Harvey Girls
- 1947: Typhoon (Green Dolphin Street)
- 1948: That Lady in Ermine (That Lady in Ermine)
- 1949: Back in the summer (In the Good Old Summertime)
Literary template
- 1927: The Jazz Singer (The Jazz Singer)
- 1941: Marriage Posse (Skylark)
- 1956: The men around Hilda Crane (Hilda Crane)
- 1959: But Not for Me
- 1981: The Jazz Singer (The Jazz Singer)
- 1987: Suspicion, der Verdacht (Suspicion) - Original: Screenplay for Suspicion
Web links
- Samson Raphaelson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 408.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raphaelson, Samson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1983 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |