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Wood was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He began his career as an actor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=209007|publisher=tcm.com|title=Biography for Sam Wood|accessdate=June 22, 2010}}</ref> and worked for [[Cecil B. De Mille]] as an [[Assistant director|assistant]] in 1915. A solo director by 1919, Wood worked throughout the 1920s directing some of [[Paramount Pictures]]'s biggest stars, among them [[Gloria Swanson]] and [[Wallace Reid]]. |
Wood was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He began his career as an actor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=209007|publisher=tcm.com|title=Biography for Sam Wood|accessdate=June 22, 2010}}</ref> and worked for [[Cecil B. De Mille]] as an [[Assistant director|assistant]] in 1915. A solo director by 1919, Wood worked throughout the 1920s directing some of [[Paramount Pictures]]'s biggest stars, among them [[Gloria Swanson]] and [[Wallace Reid]]. |
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He joined [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in 1927, where he |
He joined [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in 1927, where he spent most of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/sam-wood/1876316/biography|publisher=moviefone.com|title=Sam Wood Biography- Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide|accessdate=June 20, 2010}}</ref> In the 1940s, Wood directed [[Ginger Rogers]] through her [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-[[Academy Award for Best Actress|winning performance]] in ''[[Kitty Foyle (film)|Kitty Foyle]]'' (1940). |
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Born | Samuel Grosvenor Wood July 10, 1884 |
Died | September 22, 1949 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 65)
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer, actor, real estate broker |
Years active | 1917–1949 |
Spouse | Clara L. Roush (1908-1949; his death) |
Children | Gloria, Jeane |
Samuel Grosvenor "Sam" Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer, who was best known for directing such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and The Pride of the Yankees. He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects.
Life and career
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Wood was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his career as an actor,[1] and worked for Cecil B. De Mille as an assistant in 1915. A solo director by 1919, Wood worked throughout the 1920s directing some of Paramount Pictures's biggest stars, among them Gloria Swanson and Wallace Reid.
He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1927, where he spent most of his career.[2] In the 1940s, Wood directed Ginger Rogers through her Oscar-winning performance in Kitty Foyle (1940).
Other
At one point, he served as president of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals.[citation needed]
Family
Wood was married to Clara L. Roush from 1908 to his death in 1949. One of Wood's daughters, Gloria, was film and television actress K.T. Stevens. Another daughter was also an actress, Jeane Wood.
Death
Wood died from a heart attack, in Hollywood, at the age of 65. His grave is located in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.[3]
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Wood received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard on February 8, 1960.[4][5]
Depictions
Wood is played by John Getz in Jay Roach's Trumbo.
Filmography
Earlier films
With Academy Award nominations and wins in the table
- Double Speed (1920)
- Excuse My Dust (1920)
- The Dancin' Fool (1920)
- Sick Abed (1920)
- What's Your Hurry? (1920)
- A City Sparrow (1920)
- Her Beloved Villain (1920)
- Her First Elopement (1920)
- The Snob (1921)
- Peck's Bad Boy (1921)
- The Great Moment (1921)
- Under the Lash (1921)
- Don't Tell Everything (1921)
- Her Husband's Trademark (1922)
- Her Gilded Cage (1922)
- Beyond the Rocks (1922)
- The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
- My American Wife (1922)
- Prodigal Daughters (1923)
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)
- His Children's Children (1923)
- The Next Corner (1924)
- Bluff (1924)
- The Female (1924)
- The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
- The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925)
- Fascinating Youth (1926)
- One Minute to Play (1926)
- Rookies (1927 film) (1927)
- A Racing Romeo (1927)
- The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
- The Latest from Paris (1928)
- Telling the World (1928)
- So This Is College (1929)
- It's a Great Life (1929)
Later films
References
- ^ "Biography for Sam Wood". tcm.com. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Sam Wood Biography- Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide". moviefone.com. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "Sam Wood (1883 - 1949) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ "Sam Wood | Hollywood Walk of Fame". www.walkoffame.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ "Sam Wood". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
External links
- 1884 births
- 1949 deaths
- Male actors from Philadelphia
- American male film actors
- American film directors
- American film producers
- American male screenwriters
- American male silent film actors
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- Businesspeople from Philadelphia
- Film directors from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American male actors
- American anti-communists