FILM DIRECTOR

Sam Wood

1883 - 1949

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Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Pride of the Yankees, and For Whom the Bell Tolls and for his uncredited work directing parts of Gone with the Wind. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Wood has received more than 321,389 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sam Wood is the 512th most popular film director (down from 388th in 2019), the 3,238th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,495th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sam Wood ranks 512 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Apted, John Milius, Alessandro Blasetti, Lee Chang-dong, Richard Boleslawski, and Ted Kotcheff. After him are Clarence Brown, Fernando Solanas, Boris Barnet, Mike Leigh, Néstor Almendros, and James Wong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Sam Wood ranks 113. Before him are Mauritz Stiller, Ikki Kita, Sergey Belyavsky, Diego Martínez Barrio, Cho Man-sik, and Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz. After him are Lon Chaney, Indalecio Prieto, Ota Benga, Ramón Fonst, Andrei Bubnov, and Fyodor Sergeyev. Among people deceased in 1949, Sam Wood ranks 73. Before him are Laura Montoya, Alexey Shchusev, Erich von Drygalski, Koçi Xoxe, Momčilo Tapavica, and Traicho Kostov. After him are Carlo Galetti, Josep Maria Jujol, Nuri Killigil, Othon Friesz, Ivan Poddubny, and Joaquín Torres-García.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Wood ranks 3,238 out of 20,380. Before him are Rensis Likert (1903), Rue McClanahan (1934), Vito Acconci (1940), Roy Sullivan (1912), John Barth (1930), and Jim Thorpe (1887). After him are Barbara O'Neil (1910), Clifford Brown (1930), Joel Asaph Allen (1838), Garret Hobart (1844), Lee Krasner (1908), and Barry Goldwater (1909).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sam Wood ranks 131. Before him are Jim Abrahams (1944), John Waters (1946), Curtis Hanson (1945), Richard Thorpe (1896), Abel Ferrara (1951), and John Milius (1944). After him are Clarence Brown (1890), Jennifer Lee (1971), Philip Kaufman (1936), Kenneth Anger (1927), Martin Ritt (1914), and Gore Verbinski (1964).

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Filmography

A Night at the Opera
Director
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Nov 15o 19357.4 / 10
A Day at the Races
Director
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Jun 11o 19377.068 / 10
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Director
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.
Jul 12o 19436.5 / 10