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(1890-1957) Novelist, screenwriter. Samuel Ornitz was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Full Name

Samuel Ornitz

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1890

BIRTH

Samuel Badisch Ornitz was born in Manhattan, New York, on November 15, 1890.

1914

OTHER

Mr. Ornitz worked for the Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children from 1914 to 1920.

1919

LITWORK

The Sock


Play.

1923

LITWORK

Haunch, Paunch and Jowl
New York: Boni and Liveright

Memoir.

1929

LITWORK

The Case of Lena Smith


Mr. Ornitz wrote the story for the screenplay for the silent drama film, "The Case of Lena Smith."

1932

LITWORK

Secrets Of The French Police


Mr. Ornitz, H. Ashton Wolfe, Robert Tasker, and Robert Benchley wrote the screenplay for the 1932 crime film, "Secrets Of The French Police."

1932

LITWORK

Hell's Highway


Mr. Ornitz, Robert Tasker, and Rowland Brown wrote the screenplay for the film, "Hell's Highway."

1936

LITWORK

Follow Your Heart


Screenplay written by Mr. Ornitz, Dana Burnet, Lester Cole, Olive Cooper, and Nathanael West.

1940

LITWORK

Three Faces West


Screenplay written by Mr. Ornitz, F. Hugh Herbert, and Joseph Moncure March.

1944

LITWORK

They Live in Fear


Screenplay written by Mr. Ornitz, Ruth Nussbaum, Wilfred H. Petitt, Michael L. Simmons, and Hilda Stone.

1945

LITWORK

Circumstantial Evidence


Mr. Ornitz and Robert F. Metzler wrote the screenplay for the 1945 American film noir, "Circumstantial Evidence."

1951

LITWORK

Bride Of The Sabbath
Rinehart & Company, Incorporated

Novel.

1957

DEATH

Samuel Ornitz died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 1957.

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