Sam Zimbalist(1904-1958)

Producer
Editor
Writer

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Sam Zimbalist was born on 31 March 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and editor, known for Ben-Hur (1959), King Solomon's Mines (1950) and Quo Vadis (1951). He was married to Mary Taylor and Margaret C. Donovan. He died on 4 November 1958 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Ben-Hur (1959)

8.1

Producer(produced by)

1959

Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in King Solomon's Mines (1950)

King Solomon's Mines

6.8

Producer

1950

Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov, and Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)

7.1

Producer

1951

Maureen O'Sullivan, Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, William Gargan, and Frank Morgan in The Crowd Roars (1938)

The Crowd Roars

6.7

Producer

1938

Credits

Producer

Ben-Hur
8.1
- producer (produced by)
- 1959
I Accuse!
7.2
- producer (produced by)
- 1958
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
6.5
- producer
- 1957
The Catered Affair
7.4
- producer
- 1956
Tribute to a Bad Man
6.7
- producer
- 1956
Beau Brummell
6.4
- producer
- 1954
Mogambo
6.6
- producer
- 1953
Too Young to Kiss
6.1
- producer
- 1951
Quo Vadis
7.1
- producer
- 1951
King Solomon's Mines
6.8
- producer
- 1950
Side Street
7.1
- producer (produced by)
- 1949
Killer McCoy
6.6
- producer
- 1947
Adventure
6.1
- producer (produced by)
- 1945
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
7.2
- producer
- 1944
Tortilla Flat
6.2
- producer
- 1942

Editor

Our Modern Maidens
6.2
- film editor (as Sam S. Zimbalist)
- 1929
Song of the Roses
Short
- Editor (as Sam S. Zimbalist)
- 1929
The Broadway Melody
5.6
- film editor (as Sam S. Zimbalist)
- 1929
Gus Edwards' Song Revue
Short
- Editor
- 1929
Alias Jimmy Valentine
6.7
- Editor
- 1928
While the City Sleeps
6.5
- Editor (as Sam S. Zimbalist)
- 1928
Diamond Handcuffs
- Editor
- 1928
The Smart Set
6.3
- Editor (as Sam S. Zimbalist)
- 1928
Baby Mine
- Editor
- 1928
Buttons
- Editor
- 1927
The Adventurer
4.9
- Editor
- 1927
Foreign Devils
5.6
- Editor
- 1927
The Bugle Call
6.3
- Editor
- 1927
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
7.0
- Editor (as Sam S. Zimbalist)
- 1927
The Unchastened Woman
5.9
- Editor
- 1925

Writer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Sam S. Zimbalist
Born
- March 31, 1904
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- November 4, 1958
- Rome, Lazio, Italy(heart attack)
Spouses

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Trivia
Died on location of filming for Ben-Hur (1959), due to stress.

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