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词条 Sam E. Rork
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. Death

  5. References

  6. External links

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Sam E. Rork (1870 – July 24, 1933) was an American silent film producer.

Early life

Sam Edwin Rork was born in 1870 in Albany, New York.[1]

Career

He started his career at Wallack's Theatre in New York City.[1]

He moved to Los Angeles, California with Mack Sennett, for whose company, Mack Sennett Enterprises, he worked.[1] He later worked as a producer for First National.[1] He then set up his own film producer company, Sam E. Rork Productions, and produced eight films.[1]

He produced Clothes Make the Pirate in 1925.[2] A year later, in 1926, he produced Old Loves and New and The Blonde Saint.[2] In 1927, he produced The Notorious Lady, A Texas Steer, and The Prince of Headwaiters.[2] In 1932, he was the associate producer of Call Her Savage.[3]

Personal life

He married Helen Welch. They had a daughter, Ann Rork, a silent actress.[4]

Death

He died on July 24, 1933 in Hollywood, California.[1]

References

1. ^Turner Classic Movies: Sam E. Rork
2. ^British Film Institute: Sam E. Rork Productions
3. ^Alan Gevinson, Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960, Oakland, California: University of California Press, 1997, p. 155 [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bsoUXGZSxZcC&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=%22Sam+E.+Rork%22&source=bl&ots=x04n8fxZUg&sig=3eUsWExoEqRmXrgmkHYEiYK32jo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=voQeVfTPCcvvaNajgcAI&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=%22Sam%20E.%20Rork%22&f=false]
4. ^Associated Press, [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/25/obituaries/ann-rork-light-former-actress-79.html Ann Rork Light, Former Actress, 79], The New York Times, January 25, 1988

External links

  • {{IMDb name|0740716|Sam E. Rork}}
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6 : 1870 births|1933 deaths|Businesspeople from Albany, New York|Businesspeople from Los Angeles|Film producers from California|Film producers from New York (state)

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