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Also Known As Samuel Grosvenor Wood
Born July 10, 1883 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died September 22, 1949 (aged 66) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “A Night at the Opera” • “Ambush” • “Command Decision” • “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” • “Guest Wife” • “Kings Row” • “Stablemates” • “The Pride of the Yankees” • “The Unguarded Hour” • “Whipsaw”

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Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx stand together in formal and comedic costumes, surrounded by police officers, in a scene from A Night at the Opera.
Gloria Swanson and Antonio Moreno in formal attire, with Swanson wearing an ornate headpiece, in a dramatic scene from the film My American Wife (1932).
Crowded stateroom scene from A Night at the Opera (1935) with Groucho Marx at lower left, Harpo Marx lying across the top, and Chico Marx at center right wearing a hat, surrounded by people in a cramped space.
Robert Donat and Greer Garson in an intimate scene by a fireplace, with Garson seated on the floor and Donat reclining in a chair, in Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939).
Sam Wood gestures while directing a scene from Kitty Foyle, with James Craig, an unidentified crew member, and Ginger Rogers seated at a table with playing cards.
Bergman, Ingrid; Cooper, Gary; For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Bergman, Ingrid; Paxinou, Katina; Cooper, Gary; For Whom the Bell Tolls
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