Quote of the day
Taking the entire globe, if North America and Western Europe can be called the 'cities of the world', then Asia, Africa and Latin America constitute 'the rural areas of the world'.
Samuel Hoffenstein

Born: October 8, 1890
Died: October 6, 1947 (aged 56)
Bio: Samuel "Sam" Hoffenstein was a screenwriter and a musical composer. Born in Russia, he emigrated to the United States and began a career in New York City as a newspaper writer and in the entertainment business.
Known for:
- Laura (1944)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Cluny Brown (1946)
- Phantom of the Opera (1943)







