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Hollywood. Occupation (s) Film producer and director. Years active. 1933–1973. Sam Katzman (July 7, 1901 – August 4, 1973) was an American film producer and director. Katzman's specialty was producing low-budget genre films, including serials, which had disproportionately high returns for the studios and his financial backers.
- July 7, 1901, New York City
- 1933–1973
- Film producer and director
- August 4, 1973 (aged 72), Hollywood
Producer: Amateur Crook. New York-born Sam Katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13, and worked his way up the ladder, learning virtually every facet of film production before becoming a producer himself. Starting out producing action/adventure serials (where he got the nickname "Jungle Sam"), Katzman's output encompassed ...
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Hollywood, California, USA
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Sam Katzman. Producer: Amateur Crook. New York-born Sam Katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13, and worked his way up the ladder, learning virtually every facet of film production before becoming a producer himself. Starting out producing action/adventure serials (where he got the nickname "Jungle Sam"), Katzman's output encompassed virtually every genre imaginable. In the ...
- July 7, 1901
- August 4, 1973
Leonard Katzman (September 2, 1927 – September 5, 1996) was an American film and television producer, writer and director. He was most notable for being the showrunner of the CBS oil soap opera Dallas .
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- 1940s–1996
- LaRue Farlow
- Ethan Klein (grandson)
Sam Katzman (1901-1973) biography on Film Reference. Born July 4 (some sources say July 7), 1901 in New York, NY; died August 4, 1973, in Hollywood, CA; children: Jerry (a producer), Leonard (a producer anddirector).
KATZMAN, SAM (1901–1973), U.S. motion picture producer. Born in New York, Katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13 and worked his way up, learning virtually every aspect of film production before becoming a producer himself. A prolific producer, his more than 230 films (between 1934 and 1974) ran the gamut as well, starting ...
KATZMAN, SAM (1901–1973), U.S. motion picture producer. Born in New York, Katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13 and worked his way up, learning virtually every aspect of film production before becoming a producer himself. A prolific producer, his more than 230 films (between 1934 and 1974) ran the gamut as well, starting ...
