Samuel Hoffenstein

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9 października 1890 — 6 października 1947 (56 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Sztuka życia
    Sztuka życia1933

Known For

  • Laura
    Laura1944
  • Dr Jekyll i Mr Hyde
    Dr Jekyll i Mr Hyde1931
  • Upiór w operze
    Upiór w operze1943
  • Kochaj mnie dziś
    Kochaj mnie dziś1932
  • Cluny Brown
    Cluny Brown1946
  • Wesoła Rozwódka
    Wesoła Rozwódka1934
  • Sztuka życia
    Sztuka życia1933
  • Wielki walc
    Wielki walc1938
  • Historia jednego fraka
    Historia jednego fraka1942
  • Pokusa
    Pokusa1936
  • Lidia
    Lidia1941
  • Pani Walewska
    Pani Walewska1937
  • Siostra lokaja
    Siostra lokaja1943
  • Pieśń nad pieśniami
    Pieśń nad pieśniami1933
  • Flesh and Fantasy
    Flesh and Fantasy1943
  • Maria Antonina
    Maria Antonina1938
  • Tragedia amerykańska
    Tragedia amerykańska1931
  • That Night in Rio
    That Night in Rio1941
  • Takie są dziewczęta
    Takie są dziewczęta1936
  • Enchanted April
    Enchanted April1935

Filmografia

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 ScreenplayNa 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

1941
That Night in Rio · as Additional Dialogue
1936
Piccadilly Jim · as Dialogue
1934
Marie Galante · as Contributor To Screenplay Construction
1934
The Gay Divorcee · as Musical Adaptation
1934
Change of Heart · as Additional Dialogue
1932
The Miracle Man · as Dialogue