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Sam Spewack

Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born September 16, 1899Died October 14, 1971 (72 years)
Educated at Columbia University. He and his wife, Bella Spewack, were nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Kiss Me Kate performed at the Open Air Theatre for Outstanding Musical Production of 1997.

He and his wife, Bella, were awarded the 2001 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical for Kiss Me Kate performed at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, England.

In 1949, won two Tony Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate" with his wife-collaborator Bella Spewack: as Best Authors (Musical) and for the book as part of the Best Musical Award.

Date of Death: October 14, 1971 (age 72) in New York City, New York, USA

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Kiss Me, Kate

Known For

  • We're No Angels
  • Kiss Me Kate
  • My Favorite Wife
  • Move Over, Darling
  • Rendezvous
  • Week-End at the Waldorf
  • The Cat and the Fiddle
  • Three Loves Has Nancy
  • Clear All Wires!
  • The Nuisance
  • The World at War
  • A Welcome to Britain
  • Mr. Broadway
  • Kiss Me, Kate
  • Great Performances

Sam Spewack Filmography

2003
1971
Great Performances (TV Series)
1957
1954
1947
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf · as Screenplay
1943
1942
1940
My Favorite Wife · as Screenplay
1938
1938
Boy Meets Girl · as Screenplay
1938
The Chaser · as Screenplay
1937
1934
The Gay Bride · as Screenplay
1934
The Cat and the Fiddle · as Screenplay
1933
1931
The Secret Witness · as Novel

2024
1989
We're No Angels · as Theatre Play
1963
Move Over, Darling · as Story
1959
Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Adaptation
1958
Kiss Me, Kate · as Book
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Original Writer
1953
Kiss Me Kate · as Theatre Play
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Teleplay
1935
Rendezvous · as Adaptation
1933
The Solitaire Man · as Theatre Play
1933
The Nuisance · as Adaptation
1933
Private Jones · as Adaptation
1933
Clear All Wires! · as Theatre Play

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