Background
Grogg, Sam was born on March 29, 1947 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel Luther and Hazel Ellen Grogg.
Grogg, Sam was born on March 29, 1947 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel Luther and Hazel Ellen Grogg.
Bachelor in English, Western Illinois U., 1969; Master of Arts in English, Western Illinois U., 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in English and American Literature, Bowling Green U., 1974.
Executive director national education, American Film Institute, Washington, 1974-1981;
executive director, United States of America Film Festival, Inc., Dallas, 1981-1984;
president, Chief Executive Officer, executive producer, FilmDallas, Inc., Dallas and Los Angeles, 1984-1989;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Apogee Prodns. and Magic Pictures, Inc., Los Angeles, 1989-1992;
dean School of Filming, North Carolina School of The Arts, Winston-Salem, since 1993. Assistant professor, instructor, teaching fellow English department Bowling Green (Ohio) U., 1970-1974. Visiting professor U. Maryland., College Park, 1975-1977, University Texas, Arlington, 1985-1987.
Distinguished visiting professor School of Film and television, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1988.
Member federal interagency commission on education United States Office Education, 1976-1978. Project director national survey film and television higher education National Endowment for the Arts, 1976. Special consultant National Center Ednl.
Statistics, 1976-1977. Coordinator national education programs Popular Culture Association, 1973-1976. Member of advisory board Indiana FeatureProject-West, United States Film Festival, 1984-1989, Leadership Dallas, 1983-1984.
Board directors Indiana Feature Project-East, 1984-1985. Member American Film Institute (chairman international symposium on cinema and society 1977), International Society Business Fellows, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (executive branch), University Film Association (board directors 1978-1980).
Married Linda Hougan, June 1, 1968 (divorced August 1979). 1 child, Brady Ellen. Married Susan Bayer, November 23, 1981.
1 child, Keaton Harrison.
