Mogambo
1953
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In 1924 Zimbalist returned to Los Angeles seeking film work. Metro pictures had merged with Sam Goldwyn's company to become MGM. Zimbalist went to work for them as an assistant editor and soon worked his way up to full editor. He edited the 1925 version of The Wizard of Oz. Among the films he edited at MGM were Lon Chaney's While the City ...
- November 4, 1958 (aged 53), Rome, Italy
- 1920–1958
Sam Zimbalist (1904-1958) was a Hollywood filmmaker who worked on classics like Ben-Hur, King Solomon's Mines and Quo Vadis. He won an Oscar for editing The Broadway Melody and died on location of Ben-Hur.
- Producer, Editor, Writer
- March 31, 1904
- Sam Zimbalist
- November 4, 1958
Sam Zimbalist was born on March 31, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and editor, known for Ben-Hur (1959), King Solomon's Mines (1950) and Quo Vadis (1951). He was married to Mary Taylor and Margaret C. Donovan. He died on November 4, 1958 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- March 31, 1904
- November 4, 1958
Sam Zimbalist was a producer at MGM from 1929 to 1959, working on films such as King Solomon's Mines and Quo Vadis. He died in 1958 while working on the remake of Ben-Hur.
- March 31, 1904
- November 4, 1958
Sam Zimbalist was a producer, editor, and actor who worked on many classic films, such as Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, and Mogambo. He also edited The Wizard of Oz and acted in Rome, the Eternal City.
Oct 29, 2021 · Director Mervyn Le Roy and producer Sam Zimbalist's hugely ambitious Quo Vadis (1951) must rank as one of the most multinational movie projects of its time. A fuller piece on the movie, which premiered in November 1951 is here.The movie was inspired by Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz's 19th century novel of the same name. Writer Mikołaj Gliński in his piece The Man Behind Quo Vadis lovingly ...
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