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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. 
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