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Sam Hoffenstein
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1890-10-09
- event Death Date 1947-10-06
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 4
- info Birth Place Kera, Russia
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Laura
1944-10-11
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931-12-24
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941-08-12
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Love Me Tonight
1932-08-18
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The Great Waltz
1938-11-04
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Phantom of the Opera
1943-08-12
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Sinners in the Sun
1932-05-13
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Lydia
1941-09-18
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The Song of Songs
1933-07-19
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Flesh and Fantasy
1943-10-29
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The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936-02-15
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Enchanted April
1935-02-01
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Two for Tonight
1935-09-12
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Sentimental Journey
1946-03-06
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The Fountain
1934-08-22
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Once a Lady
1931-11-07
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Conquest
1937-10-22
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Desire
1936-04-11
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Carnival in Costa Rica
1947-03-28
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Give My Regards to Broadway
1948-06-08
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Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05
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Cluny Brown
1946-06-02
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Bridal Suite
1939-05-26
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His Butler's Sister
1943-11-26
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Love Before Breakfast
1936-03-09
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The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942-08-28
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Paris in Spring
1935-05-27
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White Woman
1933-11-10
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An American Tragedy
1931-08-22
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Wharf Angel
1934-03-15