Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984
Variant namesActor.
From the description of Sam Jaffe papers, 1915-1991 (bulk 1925-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984741
Biographical Note
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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)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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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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Birth 1891-03-10
Death 1984-03-24
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