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David Shaw (II) (1916–2007)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Actor

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Stepfather of legal counsel Chris Ann Maxwell. See more trivia »

Born:

Samuel David Shamforoff
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 90) in Beverly Hills, California, USA
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1983-1984 The Mississippi (TV series)
– Wheels of Justice (1984) (written by)
– Crisis of Identity (1983) (written by)
– The Trial of Ben Walker (1983) (written by)
 
1979 The Fantastic Seven (TV movie) (written by)
 
1978 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
– Passing (1978) (teleplay / as Samuel D. Shamforoff)
 
1976 Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (TV movie) (story)
 
1975 Benjamin Franklin (TV mini-series)
– The Rebel (1975) (script writer)
 
1974 The First Woman President (TV movie)
 
1973 Partners in Crime (TV movie)
 
1972 The Judge and Jake Wyler (TV movie)
 
1972 King, Queen, Knave
 
1969 Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (TV movie)
 
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (screenplay / story)
 
1966 Shane (TV series)
– The Big Fifty (1966) (teleplay)
– A Long Night of Mourning (1966) (story)
– The Distant Bell (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Towarisch (TV movie) (play)
 
1961-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
– The Prosecutor (1965) (written by)
– Ordeal (1963) (written by)
– Reunion with Death (1962) (written by)
– The Prowler (1961) (written by)
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
– County General (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Kings of Broadway (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1957-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Alas, Babylon (1960) (teleplay)
– The Tunnel (1959) (writer)
– The Great Gatsby (1958) (adaptation)
– Not the Glory (1958) (writer)
– The 80 Yard Run (1958) (written by)
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1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Disaster (1959) (writer)
 
1958 The Man Inside (screenplay)
 
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
– A Man's Game (1957) (book)
 
1955-1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Ruggles of Red Gap (1957) (adaptation)
– Dodsworth (1956) (adaptation)
– Our Town (1955) (adaptation)
– Reunion in Vienna (1955) (adaptation)
 
1955 London Playhouse (TV series)
– Fighting Chance (1955) (writer)
– The Glorification of Al Toolum (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
– The Little Wife (1955) (adaptation)
– Zone of Quiet (1955) (adaptation)
 
1955 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
– The Answer (1955) (adaptation)
 
1955 Windows (TV series)
– The Language of the Roses (1955) (writer)
 
1949-1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Total Recall (1955) (writer)
– Play Me Hearts and Flowers (1955) (writer)
– The Broken Fist (1954) (teleplay)
– The Glorification of Al Toolum (1953) (writer)
– 0 for 37 (1953) (writer)
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1952-1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Last Boat from Messina (1954) (writer)
– The Power of Suggestion (1954) (writer)
– The Huntress (1954) (writer)
– The Search (1952) (writer)
– The Lantern Copy (1952) (writer)
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1954 Justice (TV series)
– Terror on the Tracks (1954) (teleplay)
– Murder at Red Oaks (1954) (teleplay)
 
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Beautiful Wife (1954) (teleplay)
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– Scent of the Roses (1953) (writer)
– Columbo Discovers Italy (1953) (writer)
 
1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)
– Comeback (1953) (teleplay)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– The Little Wife (1953) (writer)
 
1950-1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Doctor's Wife (1952) (adaptation)
– Abraham Lincoln (1952) (adaptor)
– Miracle in the Rain (1950) (teleplay)
– Father and the Angels (1950) (adaptation)
 
1952 Mister Peepers (TV series)
– Episode #1.9 (1952) (writer)
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– The Jest of Hahalaba (1951) (adaptation)
 
1951 Out There (TV series)
– Susceptibility (1951) (teleplay)
 
1950 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
– The Great Nonentity (1950) (writer)
 
1949-1950 Actor's Studio (TV series)
– The Little Wife (1950) (adaptation)
– Hannah (1950) (adaptation)
– The Frame-Up (1949) (adaptation)
– Zone of Quiet (1949) (story adaption)
– The Little Wife (1949) (adaptation)
 
1949 Take One False Step (novel "Night Call")
 
1948 A Foreign Affair (original story)
 
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1977-1978 Quincy M.E. (TV series) (executive script consultant - 9 episodes)
– Double Death (1978) (executive script consultant)
– Ashes to Ashes (1978) (executive script consultant)
– Crib Job (1978) (executive script consultant)
– Passing (1978) (executive script consultant)
– Accomplice to Murder (1977) (executive script consultant)
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2003 Funny Old Guys (TV movie)
 
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1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
– The Trial of Ben Walker (1983)
 
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Personal Details

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(1963). Stage Play: Tovarich. Musical comedy. Book by David Shaw. Music by Lee Pockriss. Lyrics by Anne Croswell. Based on the comedy by Jacques Deval and Robert E. Sherwood. Musical Director: Stanley Lebowsky. Vocal arrangements by Stanley Lebowsky. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. "You'll... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Samuel D. Shamforoff
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Star Sign:

Virgo