S.N. Behrman

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Playwright, screenwriter, essayist, raconteur and consummate wit, Samuel Nathaniel Behrman became known as Broadway's pre-eminent author of sophisticated high comedy. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of a devout Jewish grocer, he grew up in fairly impoverished circumstances. He attended Clark College from 1912... See full bio »

Born:

Samuel Nathaniel Behrman
June 9, 1893 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

September 9, 1973 (age 80) in New York City, New York, USA

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Known For

Quo Vadis (1951)

Me and the Colonel (1958)

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Queen Christina (1933)

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1961 Fanny (play)

1959 Ben-Hur (contributing writer - uncredited)

1958 Me and the Colonel (play: American version / screenplay)

1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)

– No Time for Comedy (1957) (writer)

1956 Gaby (earlier screenplay)

1951-1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)

– Brief Moment (1952) (story)

– No Time for Comedy (1951) (story)

1951 Quo Vadis (screenplay)

1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)

– Biography (1950) (play)

1948 The Pirate (play)

1941 Two-Faced Woman (screenplay)

1940 No Time for Comedy (from the stage play by)

1940 Waterloo Bridge (screenplay)

1939 Love Affair (contributor to screenplay - uncredited)

1938 The Cowboy and the Lady (screen play)

1937 Conquest

1937 Parnell (screen play)

1935 A Tale of Two Cities (screen play)

1935 Anna Karenina (dialogue adaptation)

1935 The Lottery Lover (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)

1935 Biography of a Bachelor Girl (play "Biography")

1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel (scenario, continuity & dialogue / as Sam Bermann)

1934 As Husbands Go

1933 Queen Christina (dialogue)

1933 My Lips Betray (dialogue)

1933 Brief Moment (play)

1933 Hallelujah I'm a Bum (writer)

1932 Tess of the Storm Country (screenplay)

1932 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1931 Surrender

1931 The Brat

1931 Daddy Long Legs

1930 Lightnin'

1930 Liliom (screenplay and dialogue)

1930 The Sea Wolf (dialogue)

1930 He Knew Women (play "The Second Man")

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(1927). Stage Play: Love Is Like That. Romantic comedy. Written by S.N. Behrman. and Kenyon Nicholson. Directed by Dudley Digges. Cort Theatre: 18 Apr 1927- May 1927 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Barbara Bulgakov (as "Natasha"), Ann Davis, John T. Doyle, Minna Phillips (as "Kate Mumford")... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Sam Bermann

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)

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