Samuel A Taylor
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- born: 13/Jun/1912 (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
- died: 26/May/2000 (Blue Hill, Maine, USA) - heart failure
Biography
Samuel Taylor was an American playwright and screenwriter.
He was best known for writing the play "Sabrina Fair" in 1953 and co-writing its successful film adaptation "Sabrina" the following year. In 1955, he won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay.
His early success brought him more work in Hollywood, including the 1956 biographical film, "The Eddy Duchin Story" and the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Vertigo" in 1958.
His career faded in film after the initial box office failure of "Vertigo", though Hitchcock and Taylor remained frequent collaborators. Taylor wrote the screenplay for Hitchcock's 1969 film "Topaz" and he was often contracted to write drafts for Hitchcock's other films, such as "Torn Curtain", though "Topaz" was the only Taylor-penned screenplay to be produced after "Vertigo".
Taylor was nominated for his only Tony Award in 1962 as co-producer of the play "No Strings". He also wrote the play "Avanti!" in 1968, which was adapted into a successful film in 1972, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The last Taylor play to be produced on Broadway was 1976's "Legend".
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Topaz (1969) - writer
- Vertigo (1958) - screenplay
Other works of note...
- Sabrina (1954) - screenplay
- Avanti! (1972) - original play
Documentaries
He has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...