Background
Taylor, Samuel A. was born on June 13, 1912 in San Francisco, California, United States.
(This twenty-four page issue of Playbill from 1958 documen...)
This twenty-four page issue of Playbill from 1958 documents the original Broadway producton of a delightful comedy-of-manners written by Samuel Taylor, directed by and starring Cyril Ritchard - as well as Cornelia Otis Skinner, Charlie Ruggles, Walter Abel, designed by Donald Oenslager, with costumes by Edith Head. Program contents: title page with credits; cast list; synopsis of scenes; who's who; complate staff and additional credits. Plus: fabulous ads for the Broadway cast albums of GYPSY, REDHEAD, FLOWER DRUM SONG, as well as for automobiles, perfume, cigarettes, and booze. Theatre buffs, fans of Cyril Ritchard, and followers of the fifties will find this rare keepsake especially appealing.
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Taylor, Samuel A. was born on June 13, 1912 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Student, University California, Berkeley.
Born Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, in a Jewish family, in Chicago, Illinois, Taylor made his Broadway debut as author of the play The Happy Time in 1950. He wrote the play and co-wrote its film adaptation released the following year. His early success brought him more work in Hollywood, including the biographical film and the Alfred Hitchcock classic.
His film career faded after the initial box office failure of Vertigo, though Hitchcock and Taylor remained frequent collaborators.
He was often contracted to write drafts for Hitchcock"s later films, such as Torn Curtain (1966), though Taylor"s only other Hitchcock screenplay (apart from Vertigo) was for Topaz (1969). Other playwrighting credits include, which was later adapted for the Billy Wilder film released in 1972, and
Taylor died of heart failure in Blue Hill, Maine. His credits are sometimes confused with those of novelist and screenwriter Samuel West. Taylor.
(This twenty-four page issue of Playbill from 1958 documen...)
(A two act comedy for 5 men and 2 women. A ladies man come...)
(Book by Taylor, Samuel)
Member Dramatists Guild, Authors Guild, Writers Guild American, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Century Association Clubs: Century Association (New York City).
Married Suzanne Combes, June 4, 1940. Children: Ellinor, Michael, David.