Biographies: Sam Jaffe - Actor

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An American actor, born in New York City on March 10, 1891. He was nominated for an Academy Award for The Asphalt Jungle (1950). He won the Venice Film Festival Award for the same film in 1950. He was married twice and did not have children He was born to a Jewish family. His mother was a well-known local theater actress, with whom he appeared as a child on stage in Jewish theater productions. He graduated from New York City College, then studied engineering at Columbia University Graduate School. In 1915 he joined the Washington Square Theatrical Troupe, and in 1918 he stood on the Broadway stage. He intensified his work in the theater during the twenties, and his efforts decreased in the thirties due to his limited preoccupation with the cinema screen. His career at the Broadway theater continued until 1979, in which he presented 21 plays. His most important works include: The Day the Earth Stood Still in 1951, The Asphalt Jungle in 1950, Bedknobs and Broomsticks in 1971 and Ben-Hur in 1959. He died on 24 March in 1984 from cancer.

• 3 October 2021
• farah ashraf