Sam Wood
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 66
Samuel Grosvenor Wood was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Pride of the Yankees, and For Whom the Bell Tolls and for his uncredited work directing parts of Gone with the Wind.
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1949Died22 September 19491948
Command DecisionFilm, Director1946
HeartbeatFilm, Director1944
Casanova BrownFilm, Director1943
For Whom the Bell TollsFilm, Director, Producer1941
The Devil and Miss JonesFilm, Director1939
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilm, Director1937
A Day at the RacesFilm, Director, Producer1935
A Night at the OperaFilm, Director1933
Hold Your ManFilm, Director, Producer1931
The Man in PossessionFilm, Director, Producer1929
It's a Great LifeFilm, Director1921
Peck's Bad BoyFilm, Director1917
The Little AmericanFilm, Wounded Soldier (uncredited)1883Born10 July 1883
Command DecisionFilm, Director1946HeartbeatFilm, Director1944Casanova BrownFilm, Director1943For Whom the Bell TollsFilm, Director, Producer1941The Devil and Miss JonesFilm, Director1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilm, Director1937A Day at the RacesFilm, Director, Producer1935A Night at the OperaFilm, Director1933Hold Your ManFilm, Director, Producer1931The Man in PossessionFilm, Director, Producer1929It's a Great LifeFilm, Director1921Peck's Bad BoyFilm, Director1917The Little AmericanFilm, Wounded Soldier (uncredited)1883Born10 July 1883Known for
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The Devil and Miss Jones 1941
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939
A Night at the Opera 1935
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
A Day at the Races 1937
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Gloria Swanson Sam directed Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Wallace Reid Sam directed Excuse My Dust and Sick Abed
Theodore Roberts Sam directed Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
Elliott Dexter Sam directed Don't Change Your Husband (1919)- Frank Butler Sam directed Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Helen Dunbar Sam directed Beyond the Rocks and The Squaw Man
Edward Fielding Sam directed The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Guy Oliver Sam directed Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
Helen Freeman Sam directed Saratoga Trunk and Hold Your Man
K. T. Stevens Sam directed Kitty Foyle (1940)
Raymond Hatton Sam directed Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
Julia Faye Sam directed Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
Clark Gable Sam directed Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gary Cooper Sam directed For Whom the Bell Tolls (1942)
Tully Marshall Sam directed Queen Kelly and The Squaw Man
Frank Faylen Sam directed Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gertrude Astor Sam directed Beyond the Rocks and Guest Wife
Florence Bates Sam directed Kitty Foyle (1940)
Lane Chandler Sam directed The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Fred Kelsey Sam directed Kings Row, Saratoga Trunk and Paid
Sidney Bracey Sam directed The Girl from Missouri (1934)
Sylvia Ashton Sam directed Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
Charles Trowbridge Sam directed A Day at the Races and Our Town
Eduardo Ciannelli Sam directed For Whom the Bell Tolls (1942)
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About this person
He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1949 · aged 66
