Samuel Hoffenstein
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samuel "Sam" Hoffenstein (October 8, 1890 - October 6, 1947) was a screenwriter and a musical composer. Born in Russia, he emigrated to the United States and began a career in New York City as a newspaper writer and in the entertainment business. In 1931 he moved to Los Angeles, where he lived for the rest of his life and where he wrote the scripts for over thirty movies. These movies included Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Miracle Man (1932), Phantom of the Opera (1943), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Tales of Manhattan (1942), Flesh and Fantasy (1943), Laura (1944), and Ernst Lubitsch's Cluny Brown (1946). In addition, Hoffenstein, along with Cole Porter and Kenneth Webb, helped compose the musical score for Gay Divorce (1933), the stage musical that became the film The Gay Divorcee (1934). He died in Los Angeles, California. A book of his verse, Pencil in the Air, was published three days after his death to critical acclaim. Another book of his work was published in 1928, titled Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing. The book contained some of his work that had been formerly published in the New York World, the New York Tribune, Vanity Fair, the D. A. C. News, and Snappy Stories.
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WritingBirthday
October 9, 1890Deathday
October 6, 1947Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
30Place of birth
Kera, RussiaAlso known as
Sam HoffensteinCrew credits
Laura
ScreenplayDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
ScreenplayDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
ScreenplayLove Me Tonight
ScreenplayThe Great Waltz
ScreenplayPhantom of the Opera
ScreenplaySinners in the Sun
WriterLydia
ScreenplayThe Song of Songs
ScreenplayFlesh and Fantasy
ScreenplayThe Voice of Bugle Ann
ScreenplayEnchanted April
ScreenplayTwo for Tonight
WriterSentimental Journey
ScreenplayOnce a Lady
WriterThe Fountain
ScreenplayDesire
ScreenplayConquest
WriterCarnival in Costa Rica
WriterGive My Regards to Broadway
WriterTales of Manhattan
Writer