Search results
Sep 18, 2001 · Samuel Z. Arkoff, who in some ways invented modern Hollywood, died Sunday of natural causes in a Burbank hospital. The co-founder of American-International Pictures and the godfather of the beach party and teenage werewolf movies was 83.
By the early 1950s, future movie mogul Samuel Z. Arkoff was a brash 30-ish lawyer scratching out a living by representing his in-laws and the Hollywood fringe, which included many of now infamous director/angora-clad transvestite Edward D. Wood Jr.'s social circle.
- June 12, 1918
- September 16, 2001
Samuel Zachary Arkoff (June 12, 1918 – September 16, 2001) was an American producer of B movies.
Oct 13, 1992 · Only one of his notions rings false: Arkoff avers he'd like to develop a remake of "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (1957). Despite the lurid title, the film proved quite easy to take earnestly in its day - and it holds up well, what with its disturbing blend of supernatural horrors with psychosexual tensions and a Michael Landon title performance ...
By the early 1950s, future movie mogul Samuel Z. Arkoff was a brash 30-ish lawyer scratching out a living by representing his in-laws and the Hollywood fringe, which included many of now infamous director/angora-clad transvestite Edward D. Wood Jr. 's social circle.
- January 1, 1
- Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
- January 1, 1
- Burbank, California, USA
“I suppose that time can dignify anything,” he was quoted as saying in the London Guardian.
People also ask
Who is Samuel Zachary Arkoff?
What happened to Samuel Arkoff?
Who was Hank Arkoff & what did he do for a living?
Was Arkoff a shark?
Find the location of Samuel Z. Arkoff's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born June 12, 1918 in...
