Sam Taylor

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.

Directed

1. Safety Last! (1923) — Director
2. The Freshman (1925) — Director
3. Girl Shy (1924) — Director
4. Why Worry? (1923) — Director
5. For Heaven's Sake (1926) — Director
6. Coquette (1929) — Director
7. Dr. Jack (1922) — Director
8. Hot Water (1924) — Director
9. Nothing But Trouble (1944) — Director
10. My Best Girl (1927) — Director
11. The Cat's-Paw (1934) — Director
12. Tempest (1928) — Director
13. The Taming of the Shrew (1929) — Director
14. Exit Smiling (1926) — Director
15. Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) — Director
16. Vagabond Lady (1935) — Director
17. Ambassador Bill (1931) — Director
18. Kiki (1931) — Director
19. The Woman Disputed (1928) — Director
20. Out All Night (1933) — Director
21. Devil's Lottery (1932) — Director
22. Skyline (1931) — Director