Sam Taylor
Directing
Born 1895-08-13
Died 1958-03-06
New York City, New York
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Sam Taylor (August 13, 1895 – March 6, 1958) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in the silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford, and also later worked with Laurel and Hardy. He was born in New York City.
A notorious cinematic legend over the decades has suggested that Taylor's 1929 adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew had the screen credit "additional dialogue by Sam Taylor". However, no extant prints of the film contain this credit, and there is no documentary evidence that it ever existed.
Taylor directed eight feature films with Lloyd as star, with a number of them being co-directing with Fred C. Newmeyer. Taylor also directed Pickford in her first "talkie" feature with Coquette (1929), which garnered the latter an Academy Award.
Taylor died at the age of 62 in Santa Monica, California.
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Filmography
Safety Last!
Grandma's Boy
Princess Jones
Girl Shy
Out All Night
The Freshman
Among Those Present
Kiki
Vagabond Lady
The Gamblers
Skyline
Devil's Lottery
Why Worry?
Nothing But Trouble
Coquette
For Heaven's Sake
Hot Water
The Wrecked Station
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Lady of the Pavements
In Honor's Web
My Best Girl
Dr. Jack
Now or Never
Tempest
Never Weaken
The Woman Disputed
The Cat's-Paw
Exit Smiling
A Sailor-Made Man
The Taming of the Shrew
I Do
Ambassador Bill
The Midnight Bride
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