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Sam Taylor (translator)
Samuel, Sam or Sammy Taylor (male first name) may refer to: Arts * Sam Taylor (director) (1895–1958), American film director and screenwriter * Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997), American author * Samuel A. Taylor (1912–2000), playwright and screenwriter * Sam Taylor (saxophonist) (1916–1990), jazz and blues player * Sam Taylor (blues musician) (1934–2009), American musician * Samuel Jared Taylor (born 1951), American journalist * Sam Taylor (producer) (born c.1953), American rock music producer * Sam Taylor (author) (born 1970), British author Politics * Samuel Taylor (Virginia politician) (1781–1853), American politician and lawyer from Virginia * Samuel M. Taylor (1852–1921), American politician from the state of Arkansas * Samuel McIntire Taylor (1856–1916), Republican politician in Ohio Sports * Samuel Taylor (American football), American football coach * Sam Taylor (English footballer) (1893–1973), English footballer * Sam B. Taylor (1898–1966), American ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Taylor (director)
Sam Taylor (August 13, 1895 – March 6, 1958) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in the silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford, and also later worked with Laurel and Hardy. He was born in New York City. A notorious cinematic legend over the decades has suggested that Taylor's 1929 adaptation of Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' had the screen credit "additional dialogue by Sam Taylor". However, no extant prints of the film contain this credit, and there is no documentary evidence that it ever existed. Taylor directed seven feature films with Lloyd as star, second only to Fred C. Newmeyer (the two co-directed Lloyd in five features). He also directed Pickford in her first "talkie" feature with ''Coquette'' (1929), which garnered the latter an Academy Award. Taylor died at the age of 62 in Santa Monica, California. Partial filmography * ''Over the Garden Wall'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |