Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American screenwriter, novelist and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes. He was born Samuel Michael Fuller in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Rabinovitch, a Jewish immigrant  from Russia, and Rebecca Baum, a Jewish immigrant from Poland. After immigrating to America, the family's surname was changed from Rabinovitch to "Fuller" possibly by inspiration of a Doctor who arrived in America on the Mayflower.  At the age of 12, he began working in journalism  as a newspaper  copyboy. He became a crime reporter  in New York City at age 17, working for the New York Evening Graphic. He broke the story of Jeanne Eagels' death.  He wrote pulp novels and screenplays  from the mid-1930s onwards. Fuller also became a screenplay  ghostwriter  but would never tell interviewers which screenplays that he ghost-wrote explaining "that's what a ghost writer is for". During World War II, Fuller joined the United States Army infantry. He was assigned to the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and saw heavy fighting. He was involved in landings in Africa, Sicily, and Normandy  and also saw action in Belgium and Czechoslovakia. In 1945 he was present at the liberation of the German concentration camp at Falkenau  and shot 16 mm footage which was used later in the documentary Falkenau: The Impossible. For his service, he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart.  Fuller used his wartime experiences as material in his films, especially in The Big Red One (1980), a nickname of the 1st Infantry Division. After his controversial film "White Dog" was shelved by Paramount pictures, Fuller moved to France, and never directed another American film. Fuller eventually returned to America. He died of natural causes in his California home. In November 1997, the Directors Guild held a three hour memorial in his honor, hosted by Curtis Hanson, his long time friend and co-writer on White Dog. He was survived by his wife Christa and daughter Samantha.
Known For: Directing
Birthday: 1912-08-12
Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As: Sam Fuller, 사무엘 풀러, 새뮤얼 풀러

Movies List of Samuel Fuller

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Pierrot le Fou

1965 Movie
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The State of Things

1982 Movie
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The American Friend

1977 Movie
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La Vie de Bohème

1992 Movie
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The End of Violence

1997 Movie
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The Big Red One

1980 Movie
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Anything for John

1993 Movie
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Report from Hollywood

1985 Movie
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Brigitte and Brigitte

1966 Movie
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A Fuller Life

2013 Movie
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White Dog

1982 Movie
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Edge of Outside

2006 Movie
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House of Bamboo

1955 Movie
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The Young Nurses

1973 Movie
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Where Is Musette?

1992 Movie
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Thieves After Dark

1984 Movie
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Street of No Return

1989 Movie
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Carmel

2009 Movie
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Shock Corridor

1992 Movie
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Hammett

1982 Movie
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The Last Movie

1971 Movie
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Sons

1990 Movie
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Filmmakers in Action

2006 Movie
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Hooray For Holyrood

1986 Movie
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Nuits transparentes

2011 Movie
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Scene Missing

2012 Movie
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Cinématon

1978 Movie
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The Bleeding Star

1987 Movie
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Sodankylä Forever

2010 Movie
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1941

1979 Movie
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Scott Joplin

1977 Movie
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Somebody to Love

1994 Movie