Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984

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From the description of Sam Jaffe papers, 1915-1991 (bulk 1925-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984741

Biographical Note

  • 1891, Mar. 10: Born Shalom Jaffe, New York, N.Y.
  • 1912: Graduated College of the City of New York, New York, N.Y.
  • 1915 - 1916 : Head of mathematics department, Bronx Cultural Institute, New York, N.Y.
  • 1915: Joined Washington Square Players
  • 1917 - 1918 : Toured with Washington Square Players
  • 1918 - 1919 : Served in United States Army
  • 1921: Broadway debut as Leibush in The Idle Inn, New York, N.Y.
  • 1925: Played Yudelson in The Jazz Singer, New York, N.Y.
  • 1926: Married Lillian Taiz (died 1941)
  • 1930: Played Kringelein in Grand Hotel, New York, N.Y.
  • 1934: Film debut as Grand Duke Peter in The Scarlet Empress
  • 1937: Played The Adversary in The Eternal Road, New York, N.Y. Appeared as High Lama in film Lost Horizon
  • 1939: Appeared in title role in film Gunga Din
  • 1943: Founded Equity Library Theatre
  • 1947: Appeared as Professor Fred Lieberman in film Gentleman’s Agreement
  • 1950: Appeared as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider in film The Asphalt Jungle, received Academy Award nomination for his performance
  • 1951: Appeared as Professor Jacob Barnhardt in film The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • 1956: Married Bettye Ackerman
  • 1959: Appeared as Simonides in film Ben-Hur
  • 1961 - 1965 : Appeared as Dr. Zorba on television series “Ben Casey”
  • 1971: Appeared as Bookman in film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • 1979: Final Broadway performance as Tarun Maharaj in A Meeting by the River, New York, N.Y.
  • 1984: Appeared as Father Knickerbocker in film Nothing Lasts Forever
  • 1984, Mar. 24: Died, Beverly Hills, Calif.

From the guide to the Sam Jaffe Papers, 1915-1991, (bulk 1925-1984), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Artist's Front to Win the War. Correspondence with Wanda Gág, 1942. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Ad Schulberg-Sam Jaffe, Inc. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1939. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Actors' Equity Association. Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Weiss, David, 1909-2002. David Weiss-Stymean Karlen Papers, 1938-1985. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
creatorOf Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984. Sam Locke Collection. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Lucille Lortel papers The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Sam Jaffe Papers, 1915-1991, (bulk 1925-1984) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Paul Burlin papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Jaffe, Sam, 1893-1984. ALS, 1982 June 24 : Beverly Hills, to Abe Sakier. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Ruth and Augustus Goetz papers, 1930-1966 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Zero and Kate Mostel papers, 1915-1986 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
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correspondedWith Ackerman, Bettye, 1924-2006 person
associatedWith Actors' Equity Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Actors' Equity Association. Paul Robeson Award corporateBody
associatedWith Ad Schulberg-Sam Jaffe, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Artist's Front to Win the War. corporateBody
associatedWith Burlin, Paul, 1886-1969. person
correspondedWith Cagney, James, 1899-1986 person
associatedWith Equity Library Theatre (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 person
correspondedWith Garfield, John person
correspondedWith Garfield, John person
correspondedWith Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 person
correspondedWith Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 person
associatedWith Goetz, Ruth person
correspondedWith Huston, John, 1906-1987 person
correspondedWith Kazan, Elia person
correspondedWith Loeb, Philip, 1894-1955 person
associatedWith Lortel, Lucille person
correspondedWith Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952 person
correspondedWith Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977 person
correspondedWith Piscator, Erwin, 1893-1966 person
associatedWith Reinhardt, Max, 1873-1943. person
associatedWith Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973. person
associatedWith Saddler, Donald person
associatedWith Sakier, Abe. person
correspondedWith Stone, Ezra, 1917- person
correspondedWith Taiz, Lillian, d. 1941 person
associatedWith United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. corporateBody
associatedWith Weiss, David, 1909-2002. person
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Theater
Theater
Actors
Acting
Blacklisting of entertainers
Blacklisting of entertainers
Motion picture acting
Shylock (Fictitious character)
Television acting
Television acting
Theater rehearsals
Theater rehearsals
Occupation
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Birth 1891-03-10

Death 1984-03-24

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