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Samuel Shipman

1881 – 1937

American playwright

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Lived 1881 – 1937 (aged 55). Samuel Shipman was an American playwright and screenwriter.

Samuel Shipman (1883 – February 9, 1937) was an American playwright. Several of his plays were adapted to film. He was Jewish.

He visited the Lakewood Theater in Maine with John B. Hymer.

Theater East is West (1918), with John B. Hymer The Woman in Room 13 (1919), with Max Marcin and Percival Wilde Lawful Larceny (1922) Crime, with John B. Hymer Fast Life Creoles (1927) Trapped (1928) Fast Life (1928) Scarlet Pages (1929), with John B. Hymer She Means Business (1931) Alley Cat (1934) A Lady Detained (1935) Behind Red Lights (1937) Louisiana Lady (1947), based on Creoles Friendly Enemies, with Aaron Hoffman

Filmography The Woman in Room 13 (1920) Lawful Larceny (1923), based on his play of the same name Cheaper to Marry (1925) Friendly Enemies (1925) Fast Life (1929) Scarlet Pages (1930) Lawful Larceny (1930), based on his 1922 play of the same name Manhattan Parade (1931), based on Shipman's play Friendly Enemies (1942)

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Who was Samuel Shipman?

American playwright (1881–1937)

When was Samuel Shipman born?

Samuel Shipman was born on 25 December 1881 in Austria–Hungary, New York City.

When did Samuel Shipman die?

Samuel Shipman died on 9 February 1937 in New York City.

What was Samuel Shipman's occupation?

Samuel Shipman was a playwright and screenwriter.

What nationality was Samuel Shipman?

Samuel Shipman was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Samuel Shipman

· Wikidata: Q3946648

· DBpedia: Samuel Shipman

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