Sam Jaffe (2)
Sam Jaffe was born May 21, 1901. At different points in his career, he was an agent, a producer and a studio executive. He began as an office boy for Paramount-Famous Players-Lasky Company where he worked his way up through the ranks to become the executive in charge of production. In the early 1930s he worked at Columbia Pictures briefly before leaving to start his own talent agency. He successfully represented several stars of the era, including
Lauren Bacall,
Humphrey Bogart, Frederick March,
David Niven, Zero Mostel,
Richard Burton, and
Stanley Kubrick, until the 1950s when his business was negatively affected by investigations of his many of his clients by Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommitte on Investigations. In 1959, he moved to London and became a film producer and a well known collector of modern art. Jaffe died January 10, 2000.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2004.
Sam Jaffe (2) Facts
Selected Filmography
Les Espions |
Death in the Shadows |
Lost Horizon |
The Barbarian and the Geisha: 2 Disc Set |
Ben-Hur 50th Anniversary 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack |
Bedknobs And Broomsticks Special Edition |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
Gentleman's Agreement |
The Asphalt Jungle |
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