Person Detail: Samuel Ornitz

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General Information:
Full Name: Samuel Ornitz
Biography: (1890-1957) Novelist, screenwriter. Samuel Ornitz was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Author's Timeline:
1890		New York County Samuel Badisch Ornitz was born in Manhattan, New York, on November 15, 1890.
1914		Kings County Mr. Ornitz worked for the Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children from 1914 to 1920.
1957		(Unknown) County Samuel Ornitz died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 1957.
1929		(Unknown) County The Case of Lena Smith Mr. Ornitz wrote the story for the screenplay for the silent drama film, "The Case of Lena Smith."
1923		(Unknown) County Haunch, Paunch and Jowl (Pub: New York: Boni and Liveright ISBN: ) Memoir.
1945		(Unknown) County Circumstantial Evidence Mr. Ornitz and Robert F. Metzler wrote the screenplay for the 1945 American film noir, "Circumstantial Evidence."
1932		(Unknown) County Secrets Of The French Police Mr. Ornitz, H. Ashton Wolfe, Robert Tasker, and Robert Benchley wrote the screenplay for the 1932 crime film, "Secrets Of The French Police."
1932		(Unknown) County Hell's Highway Mr. Ornitz, Robert Tasker, and Rowland Brown wrote the screenplay for the film, "Hell's Highway."
1919		(Unknown) County The Sock Play.
1951		(Unknown) County Bride Of The Sabbath (Pub: Rinehart & Company, Incorporated ISBN: ) Novel.
1936		(Unknown) County Follow Your Heart Screenplay written by Mr. Ornitz, Dana Burnet, Lester Cole, Olive Cooper, and Nathanael West.
1944		(Unknown) County They Live in Fear Screenplay written by Mr. Ornitz, Ruth Nussbaum, Wilfred H. Petitt, Michael L. Simmons, and Hilda Stone.
1940		(Unknown) County Three Faces West Screenplay written by Mr. Ornitz, F. Hugh Herbert, and Joseph Moncure March.