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
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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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| referencedIn | Actors' Equity Association. Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Ad Schulberg-Sam Jaffe, Inc. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1939. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Artist's Front to Win the War. Correspondence with Wanda Gág, 1942. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984. Sam Locke Collection. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Jaffe, Sam, 1893-1984. ALS, 1982 June 24 : Beverly Hills, to Abe Sakier. | Copley Press, J S Copley Library | |
| referencedIn | Lucille Lortel papers | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Paul Burlin papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996 | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Ruth and Augustus Goetz papers, 1930-1966 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Sam Jaffe Papers, 1915-1991, (bulk 1925-1984) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| Relation | Name |
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| correspondedWith | Ackerman, Bettye, 1924-2006 |
| associatedWith | Actors' Equity Association. |
| associatedWith | Actors' Equity Association. Paul Robeson Award |
| associatedWith | Ad Schulberg-Sam Jaffe, Inc. |
| associatedWith | Artist's Front to Win the War. |
| associatedWith | Burlin, Paul, 1886-1969. |
| correspondedWith | Cagney, James, 1899-1986 |
| associatedWith | Equity Library Theatre (New York, N.Y.) |
| correspondedWith | Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 |
| correspondedWith | Garfield, John |
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Death 1984-03-24
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