Awards & Winners

Samuel A. Taylor

Date of Birth 13-June-1912
Place of Birth Chicago
(Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Samuel Taylor, Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, Samuel, Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, Samuel Albert Taylor, Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, Samuel Taylor
Profession Screenwriter, Playwright
Samuel A. Taylor was an American playwright and screenwriter. Born Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, in a Jewish family, in Chicago, Illinois, Taylor made his Broadway debut as author of the play The Happy Time in 1950. He wrote the play Sabrina Fair and co-wrote its film adaptation released the following year. In 1955, he won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay. His early success brought him more work in Hollywood, including the biographical film The Eddy Duchin Story and the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo. His film career faded after the initial box office failure of Vertigo, though Hitchcock and Taylor remained frequent collaborators. He was often contracted to write drafts for Hitchcock's later films, such as Torn Curtain, though Taylor's only other Hitchcock screenplay was for Topaz. Taylor was nominated for his only Tony Award in as co-producer of the musical play No Strings, for which he also wrote the book. Other playwrighting credits include Avanti!, which he later adapted for the Billy Wilder film released in 1972 and Legend. Taylor died of heart failure in Blue Hill, Maine. His credits are sometimes confused with those of novelist and screenwriter Samuel W. Taylor.

Awards by Samuel A. Taylor

Check all the awards nominated and won by Samuel A. Taylor.

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Sabrina

1962


Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical No Strings

1959


Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour General Electric Theater
One is a Wanderer

1957


Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical The Eddy Duchin Story

1955


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy
Honored for : Sabrina

Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy Sabrina

1954


Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Screenplay Sabrina