Sam Mintz ( be, Сэм Мінц; July 12, 1897 – September 13, 1957) was an American screenwriter from Russia during the

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period, who was nominated in the category of

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at the

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. He was nominated alongside

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. They were nominated for '' Skippy''. He wrote nearly 40 screenplays during his career.

Selected filmography

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'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1936)

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* 1897 births 1957 deaths American male screenwriters Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Film people from Minsk 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub