Samuel Hoffenstein

Forfatter

9. oktober 1890 — 6. oktober 1947 (56 år)
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Samuel "Sam" Hoffenstein (October 8, 1890 - October 6, 1947) was a screenwriter and a musical composer. Born in Russia, he emigrated to the United States and began a career in New York City as a newspaper writer and in the entertainment business. In 1931 he moved to Los Angeles, where he lived for the rest of his life and where he wrote the scripts for over thirty movies. These movies included Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Miracle Man (1932), Phantom of the Opera (1943), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Tales of Manhattan (1942), Flesh and Fantasy (1943), Laura (1944), and Ernst Lubitsch's Cluny Brown (1946).

In addition, Hoffenstein, along with Cole Porter and Kenneth Webb, helped compose the musical score for Gay Divorce (1933), the stage musical that became the film The Gay Divorcee (1934).

He died in Los Angeles, California. A book of his verse, Pencil in the Air, was published three days after his death to critical acclaim. Another book of his work was published in 1928, titled Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing. The book contained some of his work that had been formerly published in the New York World, the New York Tribune, Vanity Fair, the D. A. C. News, and Snappy Stories.

Film og serier på Plex

  • At elske
    At elske1933

Kendt for

  • Laura
    Laura1944
  • Dobbeltmennesket Dr. Jekyll og Mr. Hyde
    Dobbeltmennesket Dr. Jekyll og Mr. Hyde1931
  • Spøgelset i operaen
    Spøgelset i operaen1943
  • Prins for en Dag
    Prins for en Dag1932
  • Cluny Brown
    Cluny Brown1946
  • Continental
    Continental1934
  • At elske
    At elske1933
  • Lydia
    Lydia1941
  • Marie Walewska
    Marie Walewska1937
  • Den store Vals
    Den store Vals1938
  • Udover alle Grænser
    Udover alle Grænser1943
  • Det stjålne paradis
    Det stjålne paradis1936
  • Højsangen
    Højsangen1933
  • Seks skæbner
    Seks skæbner1942
  • Marie Antoinette
    Marie Antoinette1938
  • En amerikansk tragedie
    En amerikansk tragedie1931
  • Altid lillesøster
    Altid lillesøster1943
  • En Nat i Rio
    En Nat i Rio1941
  • Give My Regards to Broadway
    Give My Regards to Broadway1948
  • Piccadilly Jim
    Piccadilly Jim1936

Filmografi

1948
1947
1947
The Homestretch · as Contributing Writer
1946
Cluny Brown · as Screenplay
1946
Sentimental Journey · as Screenplay
1944
Laura · as Screenplay
1943
His Butler's Sister · as Screenplay
1943
Flesh and Fantasy · as Screenplay
1943
Phantom of the Opera · as Screenplay
1942
1942
1941
Lydia · as Screenplay
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Screenplay
1941
The Great American Broadcast · as Contributing Writer
1939
The Wizard of Oz · as Contributing Writer
1939
Bridal Suite · as Screenplay
1938
The Great Waltz · as Screenplay
1938
1937
1936
1936
Desire · as Screenplay
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann · as Screenplay
1935
1935
1935
Enchanted April · as Screenplay
1934
The Fountain · as Screenplay
1934
Wharf Angel · as Screenplay
1933
Design for Living · as ScreenplayPå Plex
1933
1933
The Song of Songs · as Screenplay
1932
Love Me Tonight · as Screenplay
1932
1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Screenplay
1931
1931
An American Tragedy · as Screenplay