Lesser Samuels
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 45 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 26,1894 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Allegheny |
| Date of died | December 22,1980 |
| Died | Winchester |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Job | Screenwriter |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay |
| Writers Guild of America Award - The Robert Meltzer Award | |
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| ID | 572995 |
Lesser Samuels Life story
Lesser Samuels enjoyed a 20-year career as a Hollywood screenwriter. He is best known for back-to-back Oscar nominations for the racial drama No Way Out in 1950 and Billy Wilder's lacerating critique of tabloid journalism Ace in the Hole the following year.