Sam Wood
Directing
Born July 10, 1883 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died September 22, 1949
Also known as Сэм Вуд · 샘 우드
Biography
Samuel Grosvenor (Sam) Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director, and producer, who was best known for directing such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and The Pride of the Yankees. He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1940 · nominated
Filmography25 titles
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Pride of the Yankees
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
A Night at the Opera
Kings Row
A Day at the Races
The Stratton Story
Paid
Command Decision
Kitty Foyle
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Casanova Brown
The Unguarded Hour
Hold Your Man
The Little American
Raffles
Saratoga Trunk
Beyond the Rocks
Our Town
Navy Blue and Gold
Hollywood Party
Why Change Your Wife?
Ambush
Heartbeat
Rendezvous