Samuel A. Taylor

Born Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, in a Jewish family, in Chicago, Illinois, Taylor made his Broadway debut as author of the play The Happy Time in 1950.He wrote the play Sabrina Fair (1953) and co-wrote its film adaptation released the following year.His early success brought him more work in Hollywood, including the biographical film The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) and the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo (1958).His film career faded after the initial box office failure of Vertigo, though Hitchcock and Taylor remained frequent collaborators.Taylor was nominated for his only Tony Award as co-producer of the musical play No Strings (1962), for which he also wrote the book.
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