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
edit- 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
edit- The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
- Lawful Larceny (1923), based on his play of the same name[7]
- Cheaper to Marry (1925)
- Friendly Enemies (1925)
- Fast Life (1929)[5]
- The Pay-Off (1929), based on his 1927 play, Crime[8]
- 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)
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "The American Hebrew". American Hebrew. February 18, 1924 – via Google Books.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow, Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (February 19, 1922). "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Nollen, Scott Allen; Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih (January 3, 2020). Chester Morris: His Life and Career. McFarland. ISBN 9781476638393 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Samuel Shipman". Playbill.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Pay Off (1930)". AFI. 15 October 1930.