Samuel Hoffenstein

Samuel Hoffenstein

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Lithuanian-born author and screenwriter, in the U.S. from 1894. Hoffenstein graduated from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and subsequently went to work as a reporter for a local newspaper. By 1913, he had moved on to a position as a drama critic for the New York Evening Sun. At the same time, he contributed articles and short stories to Vanity Fair and a regular column to The New York Tribune, as well as writing poetry (one of his collections was entitled "Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing", 1928).

  • When was
    Samuel Hoffenstein born?

    Samuel Hoffenstein was born on Thursday, October 9, 1890

  • Where was
    Samuel Hoffenstein born?

    Samuel Hoffenstein was born in Kera, Russia

  • How old was
    Samuel Hoffenstein when they died?

    Samuel Hoffenstein was 57

  • When did Samuel Hoffenstein die?

    Samuel Hoffenstein died on
    Monday, October 6, 1947


Best Quotes

  • Babies haven't any hair; Old men's heads are just as bare; between the cradle and the grave lie a haircut and a shave
  • When you're away, I'm restless, lonely, wretched, bored, dejected only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when you're near.

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