Samuel Shipman (1883 – February 9, 1937) was an American playwright.[1] Several of his plays were adapted to film. He was Jewish.[2]

He visited the Lakewood Theater in Maine with John B. Hymer.[3]

Theater

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  • East is West (1918), with John B. Hymer
  • The Woman in Room 13 (1919), with Max Marcin and Percival Wilde
  • Lawful Larceny (1922)[4]
  • Crime, with John B. Hymer
  • Fast Life[5]
  • 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[6]
  • Friendly Enemies, with Aaron Hoffman

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "SAMUEL SHIPMAN, PLAYWIRIGHT, DEAD; He Wrote or Collaborated on 33 Dramas on Record, Many Others Not Listed". The New York Times. February 10, 1937 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "The American Hebrew". American Hebrew. February 18, 1924 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The History of the Colony House Inn at Lakewood — Colony House Inn". 2020-02-19. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  4. ^ Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow, Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (February 19, 1922). "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b Nollen, Scott Allen; Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih (January 3, 2020). Chester Morris: His Life and Career. McFarland. ISBN 9781476638393 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Samuel Shipman". Playbill.
  7. ^ Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (February 18, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "The Pay Off (1930)". AFI. 15 October 1930.