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Sam Wood (I) (1883–1949)

Director | Producer | Actor

After a two-year apprenticeship under Cecil B. DeMille as assistant director, Samuel Grosvenor Wood had the good fortune to have assigned to him two of the biggest stars at Paramount during their heyday: Wallace Reid, between 1919 and 1920; and Gloria Swanson, from 1921 to 1923. By the time his seven-year contract with Paramount expired... See full bio »

Born:

Samuel Grosvenor Wood
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 66) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1950 Ambush
 
1949 The Stratton Story
 
1948 Command Decision
 
1947 Ivy
 
1946 Heartbeat
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk
 
1945 Guest Wife
 
1944 Casanova Brown
 
1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls
 
1942 The Pride of the Yankees
 
1942 Kings Row
 
1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
 
1940 Kitty Foyle
 
1940 Rangers of Fortune
 
1940 Our Town
 
1939 Gone with the Wind (uncredited)
 
1939 Raffles
 
1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
 
1938 Stablemates
 
1938 Lord Jeff
 
1937 Navy Blue and Gold
 
1937 Madame X
 
1937 A Day at the Races
 
1937 The Good Earth (uncredited)
 
1936 The Unguarded Hour
 
1935 Whipsaw
 
1935 A Night at the Opera
 
1935 Rendezvous (uncredited)
 
1935 Let 'em Have It
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri (uncredited)
 
1934 Stamboul Quest
 
1934 Hollywood Party (uncredited)
 
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle (uncredited)
 
1933 Christopher Bean
 
1933 Hold Your Man (uncredited)
 
1933 The Barbarian
 
1932 Prosperity (uncredited)
 
1932 Huddle (uncredited)
 
1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
 
1931 The Man in Possession (uncredited)
 
1931 A Tailor Made Man
 
1930 Paid
 
1930 Way for a Sailor (uncredited)
 
1930 The Sins of the Children (uncredited)
 
1930 The Girl Said No
 
1930 They Learned About Women
 
1929 It's a Great Life
 
1929 So This Is College
 
1929 Queen Kelly (uncredited)
 
1928 Telling the World
 
1928 The Latest from Paris
 
1927 The Fair Co-Ed
 
1927 A Racing Romeo
 
1927 Rookies
 
1926 One Minute to Play
 
1926 Fascinating Youth
 
1925 The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
 
1924 The Mine with the Iron Door
 
1924 The Female
 
1924 Bluff
 
1924 The Next Corner
 
1923 His Children's Children
 
1923 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
 
1923 Prodigal Daughters
 
1922 My American Wife
 
1922 The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
 
1922 Beyond the Rocks
 
1922 Her Gilded Cage
 
1922 Her Husband's Trademark
 
1921 Don't Tell Everything
 
1921 Under the Lash
 
1921 The Great Moment
 
1921 Peck's Bad Boy
 
1921 The Snob
 
1920 Her First Elopement
 
1920 Her Beloved Villain
 
1920 A City Sparrow
 
1920 What's Your Hurry?
 
1920 Sick Abed
 
1920 The Dancin' Fool
 
1920 Excuse My Dust
 
1920 Double Speed
 
Show ShowProducer (22 titles)
1950 Ambush (producer)
 
1947 Ivy (executive producer)
 
1944 Address Unknown (producer)
 
1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls (producer)
 
1938 Lord Jeff (producer)
 
1937 Navy Blue and Gold (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 A Day at the Races (producer - uncredited)
 
1936 The Unguarded Hour (producer - uncredited)
 
1935 Whipsaw (producer - uncredited)
 
1934 Stamboul Quest (producer)
 
1933 Hold Your Man (producer)
 
1933 The Barbarian (producer)
 
1932 Prosperity (producer)
 
1932 Huddle (producer)
 
1931 The Man in Possession (producer)
 
1931 A Tailor Made Man (producer)
 
1930 Paid (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 Way for a Sailor (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 The Sins of the Children (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 The Girl Said No (producer - uncredited)
 
1929 So This Is College (producer - uncredited)
 
1927 The Fair Co-Ed (producer)
 
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1929 So This Is College
Football Game Commentator (uncredited)
 
1919 Don't Change Your Husband
Undetrmined Role (uncredited)
 
1917 Who Knows?
Shed Applegate
 
1917 The Little American
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
 
1920 Why Change Your Wife? (assistant director)
 
1919 For Better, for Worse (assistant director)
 
1918 The Squaw Man (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1938 Lord Jeff (uncredited)
 
1921 Peck's Bad Boy (adaptation)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle (director: re-takes - uncredited)
 
1933 Tugboat Annie (director of retakes - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 16 (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (video documentary short)
Himself (photo)
 

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Personal Details

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on working with Gary Cooper in The Pride of the Yankees] You're positive he's going to ruin your picture. I froze in my tracks the first time I directed him. I thought something was wrong with him, saw a million-dollar production go glimmering. I was amazed at the result on the screen. What I thought was underplaying turned out to be just the right approach... See more »

Trivia:

Before becoming a director, Wood had worked on pipelines for an oil company. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer