Sam Spiegel
Sam Spiegel · Arts & Literature
Independent producer of 'On the Waterfront', 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Lawrence of Arabia' — three Best Picture Oscars
1901, Jarosław, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) — 1985, Saint Martin
United States · United Kingdom
Sam Spiegel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Independent producer of 'On the Waterfront', 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Lawrence of Arabia' — three Best Picture Oscars
Sam Spiegel was an independent film producer who assembled and financed some of the most celebrated films of postwar cinema. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times, for 'On the Waterfront', 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Lawrence of Arabia'. He was born to a Jewish family in Galicia, then part of Austria-Hungary.
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Independent producer of 'On the Waterfront', 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'Lawrence of Arabia' — three Best Picture Oscars
Source: Wikipedia (born to a Jewish family in Jaroslaw, Austria-Hungary)
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