Samson Raphaelson

Samson Raphaelson

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samson Raphaelson (March 30, 1894 in New York City – July 16, 1983 in New York City) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born in New York City, Raphaelson worked on nine films with Ernst Lubitsch, including Trouble in Paradise (1932), The Shop Around the Corner (1939), Heaven Can Wait (1943), and That Lady in Ermine (1948). He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941). He is the author of the play Day of Atonement, which was made into The Jazz Singer (1927), the first talking picture, produced by Warner Brothers in the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. Samson Raphaelson was also Ernst Lubitsch's favorite screenwriter. Samson Raphaelson considered Suspicion to be "in many ways my best screenplay." Raphaelson also co-wrote Lubitsch's only sound-era drama Broken Lullaby (The Man I Killed, 1932). Though praised by playwright Robert E. Sherwood as "the best talking picture that has yet been seen and heard," the film was a box office flop. Aside from his more popular work, Raphaelson also wrote the college fight song for the University of Illinois in 1921. Titled, "Fight, Illini!: The Stadium Song" the music was composed by Rose J. Oltusky. In 1977 the Writers Guild of America Awards granted him the "Laurel" for lifetime achievement. He taught playwriting at Columbia University until the last years of his life. His wife Dorshka (Dorothy Wegman) (1904-2005) was the author of 'Morning Song' and, until her death in 2005, was the second oldest surviving Ziegfeld Follies dancer. His nephew is filmmaker Bob Rafelson, and his grandson is photographer Paul Raphaelson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samson Raphaelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Samson Raphaelson
  • Popularity: 2.444
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1894-03-30
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Samson Raphaelson Movies

  • 1982
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    A Portrait of Samson Raphaelson

    A Portrait of Samson Raphaelson

    1 1982 HD

    An interview with playwright and screenwriter Samson Raphaelson. First aired on PBS's "Creativity with Bill Moyers".

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  • 1940
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    The Shop Around the Corner

    The Shop Around the Corner

    8.149 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Suspicion

    Suspicion

    7.119 1941 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Smiling Lieutenant

    The Smiling Lieutenant

    6.861 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    One Hour with You

    One Hour with You

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    6.721 1934 HD

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  • 1943
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    Heaven Can Wait

    Heaven Can Wait

    6.879 1943 HD

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  • 1959
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    But Not for Me

    But Not for Me

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1947
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    Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Mr. Music

    Mr. Music

    4 1950 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ladies Love Danger

    Ladies Love Danger

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1937
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    Angel

    Angel

    6.8 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Caravane

    Caravane

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1953
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    Main Street to Broadway

    Main Street to Broadway

    6.5 1953 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Queen's Affair

    The Queen's Affair

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

    6.4 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Magnificent Lie

    The Magnificent Lie

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1998
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    You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

    6.69 1998 HD

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  • 1951
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    Bannerline

    Bannerline

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1932
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    Broken Lullaby

    Broken Lullaby

    7.5 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Servants' Entrance

    Servants' Entrance

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1949
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    In the Good Old Summertime

    In the Good Old Summertime

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

    5.9 1980 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Perfect Marriage

    The Perfect Marriage

    4 1947 HD

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  • 1935
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    Accent on Youth

    Accent on Youth

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

    6.1 1927 HD

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  • 1956
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    Hilda Crane

    Hilda Crane

    7.2 1956 HD

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  • 1948
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    That Lady in Ermine

    That Lady in Ermine

    5.8 1948 HD

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  • 1934
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    Servants' Entrance

    Servants' Entrance

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Dressed to Thrill

    Dressed to Thrill

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    Caravan

    Caravan

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    Trouble in Paradise

    Trouble in Paradise

    7.4 1932 HD

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  • 1970
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    4.6 1970 HD

    Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily...

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