Background
Engel, Samuel Gamilel was born on December 29, 1904 in Woodridge, New York, United States. Son of Morris Hyman and Mary (Berman) Engel.
Engel, Samuel Gamilel was born on December 29, 1904 in Woodridge, New York, United States. Son of Morris Hyman and Mary (Berman) Engel.
Graduate in Pharmacy, Union University, 1924.
He wrote and produced such films as My Darling Clementine (1946), Sitting Pretty (1948), The Frogmen (1951), Night and the City (1950), and Daddy Long Legs (1955). Engel signed on as an assistant director at Warner Brothers in 1933. Three years later he was hired to be a producer at 20th Century Fox.
After serving with the Office of Strategic Services and United States Navy in World World War II, he continued as a film producer with 20th Century Fox until 1962.
Engel was president of the Screen Producers Guild from 1955 to 1958, and was instrumental in promoting its merger with the analogous guild of television producers to form the Producers Guild of America.
Member president’s council Loyola University, Los Angeles, California. Served as lieutenant, United State Navy, 1942-1945. Member Screen Producers Guild, Academy Arts and Sciences (vice president), Screen Writers Guild, Rho Pi Phi.
Married Ruth Franklin, December 4, 1936. Children: Charles Franklin, Mark Ethridge.