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Sam Jaffe (May 21, 1901 – January 10, 2000) was, at different points in his career in the motion picture industry, an agent, a producer, and a studio executive.
Shalom "Sam" Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950).
Producer Julian Blaustein felt that Jaffe was so crucial for the role of the Albert Einstein-like Prof. Barnhardt that he appealed to studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck. Zanuck approved Jaffe for the role, but it was his last Hollywood film until the late 1950s.
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Sam Jaffe. Actor: The Asphalt Jungle. Originally named Shalom Jaffe, he became known to the world as Sam Jaffe. He was born in New York City, to Heida (Ada) and Barnett Jaffe, who were Russian Jewish immigrants. As a child, he appeared in Yiddish theatre productions with his mother, a prominent regional stage actress.
- March 10, 1891
- March 24, 1984
Jan 14, 2000 · Sam Jaffe, the agent who once obtained life insurance on Humphrey Bogart when the actor’s wife threatened to kill him, the production manager who saved financially troubled Paramount when he ...
Jan 19, 2000 · Sam Jaffe, the pre-eminent agent of his day and a producer credited with saving Paramount Studios from financial ruin in the 1920's, died on Jan. 10 at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 98...
Sam Jaffe. Producer: Flaming Gold. Sam Jaffe was born on 21 May 1901 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. Sam was a producer and writer, known for Flaming Gold (1932), Emergency Call (1933) and Theater of Blood (1973). Sam died on 10 January 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
