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name: "Samuel Hoffenstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/samuel-hoffenstein"
roles: ["Screenwriter"]
born: "9 October 1890"
died: "6 October 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:13:53.333758+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Samuel Hoffenstein

Screenwriter. Born 9 October 1890 in Kera, Russia. Died 6 October 1947.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter
- **Born:** 9 October 1890, Kera, Russia
- **Died:** 6 October 1947
- **Also known as:** Sam Hoffenstein

## Biography

Samuel Hoffenstein (also credited as Sam Hoffenstein) was a screenwriter and musical composer. Born in 1890, he emigrated to the United States as a child and began his career in New York as a newspaper reporter, drama critic and columnist, while also publishing volumes of light verse.

In 1931 he moved to Los Angeles and wrote screenplays for more than thirty films. His credits include *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1931), *Love Me Tonight* (1932), *Phantom of the Opera* (1943), *Laura* (1944) and *Cluny Brown* (1946). He received Academy Award nominations for his work on *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* and *Laura*. He also contributed to the musical score for the stage production *Gay Divorce* (1933).

Hoffenstein died in Los Angeles in 1947. A final collection of his verse, *Pencil in the Air*, was published shortly after his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Laura* (1944), Fi1m 86, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)

## Also known for

- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1931), Screenplay
- *Phantom of the Opera* (1943), Screenplay
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1941), Screenplay
- *Cluny Brown* (1946), Screenplay
- *Love Me Tonight* (1932), Screenplay
- *Desire* (1936), Screenplay

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