Sam Harris(1872-1941)

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Sam Harris was an extremely prolific and successful Broadway theatrical producer (active from 1904 until his death in 1941) and theater owner, first in partnership with the legendary George M. Cohan. He bitterly broke with Cohan over the issue of signing the Actors Equity contract (there are several seemingly deliberate gross factual inaccuracies in the characterization of him in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), portrayed by Richard Whorf--not in the least that he'd died the year before!). He produced numerous historically important productions with The Marx Brothers in conjunction with George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart and Morrie Ryskind in their original Broadway productions. Not to be confused with his notorious contemporary Jed Harris.

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The Cocoanuts

6.8

Additional Crew(as Sam H. Harris, originally presented by)

1929

The Dark Tower

6.0

Writer(as Sam H. Harris)

1943

The Great Lover

5.5

Additional Crew(as Harris)

1931

Of Mice and Men

7.8

Additional Crew(as Sam H. Harris)

1939

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George Washington Slept Here
6.9
- producer: stage-play (as Sam H. Harris)
- 1942
Roxie Hart
6.9
- play producer
- 1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.5
- producer: stage play (as Sam H. Harris)
- 1941
Of Mice and Men
7.8
- from the stage play produced by (as Sam H. Harris)
- 1939
Dinner at Eight
7.5
- producer: stage play (as Sam H. Harris)
- 1933
The Great Lover
5.5
- based on the stage play produced by (as Harris)
- 1931
The Cocoanuts
6.8
- from the stage production: originally presented by (as Sam H. Harris)
- 1929

Writer

Dinner at Eight
5.1
TV Movie
- additional dialogue (as Sam H. Harris)
- 1989
The Dark Tower
6.0
- based on his production of the play (as Sam H. Harris)
- 1943

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Alternative names
- Sam H. Harris
Born
- February 3, 1872
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 2, 1941
- New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 3 Portrayals
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
Mrs. Kathleen Watson had formerly been married to director Marcel De Sano and the late Victor M. Watson, a newspaper editor. George Brent was her brother.