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Sam Spewack

b. 1899 — d. 1971 (aged 72) Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Writer

Educated at Columbia University. He and his wife, Bella Spewack, were nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Kiss Me Kate performed at the Open Air Theatre for Outstanding Musical Production of 1997. He and his wife, Bella, were awarded the 2001 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical for Kiss Me Kate performed at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, England. In 1949, won two Tony Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate" with his wife-collaborator Bella Spewack: as Best Authors (Musical) and for the book as part of the Best Musical Award. Date of Death: October 14, 1971 (age 72) in New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Filmography

Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical
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★ 7.1
Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical
2024 Writer
Kiss Me Kate: BBC Proms
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★ 8.0
Kiss Me Kate: BBC Proms
2014 Writer
We're No Angels
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★ 6.1
We're No Angels
1989 Writer
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Kiss Me Kate
1975 Writer
Great Performances
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★ 8.0
Great Performances
1971 Writer
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★ 8.9
Kiss Me Kate
1968 Writer
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Kiss Me Kate
1967 Writer
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★ 7.4
Kiss Me Kate
1964 Writer
Move Over, Darling
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★ 6.9
Move Over, Darling
1963 Writer
Something's Got to Give
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Something's Got to Give
1962 Writer
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My Three Angels
1962 Writer
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★ 9.2
Küß mich Kätchen
1961 Writer
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The Enchanted Nutcracker
1961 Writer
Startime
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★ 6.6
Startime
1959 Writer
Kiss Me, Kate
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★ 8.1
Kiss Me, Kate
1958 Writer
Mr. Broadway
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★ 6.3
Mr. Broadway
1957 Writer
ITV Play of the Week
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★ 6.7
ITV Play of the Week
1955 Writer
Producers' Showcase
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★ 7.2
Producers' Showcase
1954 Writer
Kiss Me Kate
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★ 7.0
Kiss Me Kate
1953 Writer
Studio One
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★ 7.5
Studio One
1948 Writer
Kraft Theatre
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★ 7.9
Kraft Theatre
1947 Writer
Week-End at the Waldorf
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★ 6.6
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945 Writer
A Welcome to Britain
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★ 7.1
A Welcome to Britain
1943 Writer
The World at War
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★ 7.0
The World at War
1942 Writer
My Favorite Wife
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★ 7.2
My Favorite Wife
1940 Writer
Boy Meets Girl
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★ 5.9
Boy Meets Girl
1938 Writer
Three Loves Has Nancy
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★ 6.4
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 Writer
The Chaser
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★ 5.9
The Chaser
1938 Writer
Vogues of 1938
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★ 6.0
Vogues of 1938
1937 Writer
Rendezvous
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★ 6.6
Rendezvous
1935 Writer
The Gay Bride
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★ 6.4
The Gay Bride
1934 Writer
The Cat and the Fiddle
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★ 6.3
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934 Writer
The Nuisance
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★ 6.7
The Nuisance
1933 Writer
The Solitaire Man
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★ 6.3
The Solitaire Man
1933 Writer
Should Ladies Behave
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★ 5.9
Should Ladies Behave
1933 Writer
Clear All Wires!
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★ 6.0
Clear All Wires!
1933 Writer
Private Jones
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★ 5.0
Private Jones
1933 Writer
The Secret Witness
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★ 5.8
The Secret Witness
1931 Writer