As Director
Nothing But Trouble
1944
6.0
Sam Taylor
Directing
Birth Date
August 13, 1895
Place of Birth
New York City, New York
Date of Death
March 6, 1958
Biography
Sam Taylor (August 13, 1895 – March 6, 1958) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in the silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford, and also later worked with Laurel and Hardy. He was born in New York City. A notorious cinematic legend over the decades has suggested that Taylor's 1929 adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew had the screen credit "additional dialogue by Sam Taylor". However, no extant prints of the film contain this credit, and there is no documentary evidence that it ever existed. Taylor directed eight feature films with Lloyd as star, with a number of them being co-directing with Fred C. Newmeyer. Taylor also directed Pickford in her first "talkie" feature with Coquette (1929), which garnered the latter an Academy Award. Taylor died at the age of 62 in Santa Monica, California.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Ambassador Bill
1931
6.0
As Director
Coquette
1929
5.7
As Director
The Woman Disputed
1928
6.2
As Director
Tempest
1928
6.2
As Director
For Heaven's Sake
1926
6.9
As Director
The Freshman
1925
7.0
As Director
Hot Water
1924
6.8
As Director
Girl Shy
1924
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Why Worry?
1923
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Safety Last!
1923
7.7
As Director
Dr. Jack
1922
6.8
As Writer
A Sailor-Made Man
1921
6.3
As Writer
I Do
1921
5.8