Background
Spewack, Samuel was born in 1899 in Russia. Son of Noel and Sema (Nightingale) Spewack.
Spewack, Samuel was born in 1899 in Russia. Son of Noel and Sema (Nightingale) Spewack.
Educated New York public schools and Columbia University (class of 1919).
Reporter, New York World, at age of 18. Covered Genoa Conference, 1922. Foreign correspondent, New York World, Russia, Germany, 1922-1926.
Returned to the United States and devoted time to writing. Author: (under pseudonym of A.A. Abbott), Mon Paul, 1928. The Skyscraper Murder, 1928.
The Murder in the Gilded Cage, 1929. In collaboration with wife, Bella, author of plays and screenplays (see above). Screenplay Week-End At The Waldorf, 1945.
Play Woman Bites Dog (with wife) produced 1946, published 1947). (novel) The Busy Busy People, 1948. Author and director (play) Two Blind Mice, 1949.
Director of London production Kiss Me Kate, 1951. Author Under the Sycamore Tree, 1952. Author (with wife) My Three Angels, 1953.
Writer, director This is Russia, documentary film for United States Air Force. Debut with wife Bella in Mr. Broadway (musical teleplay NBC Showcase Productions, May 1957.
Contributor of short stories and articles to Saturday Evening Post, Colliers. Red Book, Secretary In 1941, went to England for Look and New York Evening Post. 1942 headed Domestic Film Unit of Office of War Information.
1943 press attache to the United States Embassy in Moscow for Moscow Conference. Headed Russian division for Overseas Office of War Information. Address: New York City New York.
Married Bella (Loebel) Cohen, March 18, 1922.