Sam Wood
Sam Wood was a Director, producer, actor. Born July 10, 1883, in Philadelphia. Died September 22, 1949, in Hollywood. Awards include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- Described as
- Director, producer, actor (1883-1949)
- Other names
- Samuel Grosvenor "Sam" Wood, Samuel Grosvenor Wood
- Born
- July 10, 1883 · 1 reference
- Died
- September 22, 1949 · 3 references
- Born in
- Philadelphia · 1 reference
- Died in
- Hollywood · 1 reference
- Buried in
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- film director; screenwriter; actor · 1 reference; film actor; film producer · 2 references; director · 3 references; writer
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference
- Wikipedias with a page
- 39
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 1378505291
Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Pride of the Yankees, and For Whom the Bell Tolls and for his uncredited work directing parts of Gone with the Wind. He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects.
As a youth, Wood developed an enthusiasm for physical fitness that persisted into his senior years and influenced his interest in making sports-themed films.
Wood advanced from making largely competent yet routine pictures in the 1920s and 1930s to directing several highly regarded works during the 1940s at the peak of his abilities, among them Kings Row (1942) and Ivy (1947).
Wood's quick, efficient and professional execution of his film assignments endeared him to studio executives, and though not a "brilliant" director, Wood's legacy represents "a long and respectable film career."
- Born, in its opening lines
- July 10, 1883
- Died, in its opening lines
- September 22, 1949
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