Sam Spewack
Writing · Theatre Play · Screenplay · Writer
Born Sep 16, 1899 · Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Active 1931–1971 · Awards: Tony Award for Best Author, Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
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.
Filmography
We're No Angels (1989) — Theatre PlayMy Favorite Wife (1940) — Screenplay · Original StoryMove Over, Darling (1963) — StoryKiss Me Kate (1953) — Theatre PlayKiss Me, Kate (1958) — Book · WriterPrivate Jones (1933) — AdaptationKiss Me, Kate (2003) — WriterThe Cat and the Fiddle (1934) — ScreenplayWeek-End at the Waldorf (1945) — ScreenplayThe Chaser (1938) — ScreenplayThe Solitaire Man (1933) — Theatre PlayBoy Meets Girl (1938) — Screenplay · Theatre PlayCaught (1931) — Additional DialogueThe Gay Bride (1934) — ScreenplayA Welcome to Britain (1943) — WriterStartime (1959) — Theatre Play · WriterWalter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937) — WriterThe World at War (1942) — Writer · ProducerClear All Wires! (1933) — Theatre Play · AdaptationMr. Broadway (1957) — WriterThe Nuisance (1933) — Adaptation · DialogueRendezvous (1935) — AdaptationKiss Me, Kate (2011) — BookShould Ladies Behave (1933) — Writer