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Samson Raphaelson

Samson Raphaelson

Writer

Born March 30, 1894 in New York City, New York, USA

Died July 16, 1983

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Samson Raphaelson (March 30, 1894 in New York City – July 16, 1983 in New York City) was an American screenwriter and playwright.

Born in New York City, Raphaelson worked on nine films with Ernst Lubitsch, including Trouble in Paradise (1932), The Shop Around the Corner (1939), Heaven Can Wait (1943), and That Lady in Ermine (1948). He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941). He is the author of the play Day of Atonement, which was made into The Jazz Singer (1927), the first talking picture, produced by Warner Brothers in the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. Samson Raphaelson was also Ernst Lubitsch's favorite screenwriter.

Samson Raphaelson considered Suspicion to be "in many ways my best screenplay." Raphaelson also co-wrote Lubitsch's only sound-era drama Broken Lullaby (The Man I Killed, 1932). Though praised by playwright Robert E. Sherwood as "the best talking picture that has yet been seen and heard," the film was a box office flop. Aside from his more popular work, Raphaelson also wrote the college fight song for the University of Illinois in 1921. Titled, "Fight, Illini!: The Stadium Song" the music was composed by Rose J. Oltusky.

In 1977 the Writers Guild of America Awards granted him the "Laurel" for lifetime achievement. He taught playwriting at Columbia University until the last years of his life. His wife Dorshka (Dorothy Wegman) (1904-2005) was the author of 'Morning Song' and, until her death in 2005, was the second oldest surviving Ziegfeld Follies dancer. His nephew is filmmaker Bob Rafelson, and his grandson is photographer Paul Raphaelson.

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Creativity with Bill Moyers Poster

Creativity with Bill Moyers TV Series1982

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Frantz Feature Film2016

American Playhouse Poster

American Playhouse TV Series1982

The Jazz Singer Poster

The Jazz Singer Feature Film1980

Wolken am Himmel TV Movie1965

Bus Stop Poster

Bus Stop TV Series1961

Zauber der Jugend TV Movie1961

But Not for Me Poster

But Not for Me Feature Film1959

Startime Poster

Startime TV Series1959

H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre TV Series1956

Hilda Crane Poster

Hilda Crane Feature Film1956

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series1955

Main Street to Broadway Poster

Main Street to Broadway Feature Film1953

Broadway Television Theatre Poster

Broadway Television Theatre TV Series1952

Encounter Poster

Encounter TV Series1952

The Jazz Singer Poster

The Jazz Singer Feature Film1952

Bannerline Poster

Bannerline Feature Film1951

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

Mr. Music Poster

Mr. Music Feature Film1950

The Prudential Family Playhouse TV Series1950

In the Good Old Summertime Poster

In the Good Old Summertime Feature Film1949

That Lady in Ermine Poster

That Lady in Ermine Feature Film1948

The Ford Theatre Hour Poster

The Ford Theatre Hour TV Series1948

Green Dolphin Street Poster

Green Dolphin Street Feature Film1947

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series1947

The Harvey Girls Poster

The Harvey Girls Feature Film1946

The Perfect Marriage Poster

The Perfect Marriage Feature Film1946

Ziegfeld Follies Poster

Ziegfeld Follies Feature Film1945

Heaven Can Wait Poster

Heaven Can Wait Feature Film1943

Skylark Feature Film1941

Suspicion Poster

Suspicion Feature Film1941

The Shop Around the Corner Poster

The Shop Around the Corner Feature Film1940

Angel Feature Film1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Poster

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Feature Film1937

Accent on Youth Poster

Accent on Youth Feature Film1935

Dressed to Thrill Poster

Dressed to Thrill Feature Film1935

Ladies Love Danger Poster

Ladies Love Danger Feature Film1935

The Gay Deception Poster

The Gay Deception Feature Film1935

The Merry Widow Poster

The Merry Widow Feature Film1935

Caravan Feature Film1934

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Caravane Feature Film1934

Runaway Queen Poster

Runaway Queen Feature Film1934

Servants' Entrance Poster

Servants' Entrance Feature Film1934

The Merry Widow Poster

The Merry Widow Feature Film1934

Broken Lullaby Poster

Broken Lullaby Feature Film1932

One Hour with You Poster

One Hour with You Feature Film1932

Trouble in Paradise Poster

Trouble in Paradise Feature Film1932

The Magnificent Lie Poster

The Magnificent Lie Feature Film1931

The Smiling Lieutenant Poster

The Smiling Lieutenant Feature Film1931

The Jazz Singer Poster

The Jazz Singer Feature Film1927

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