About
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...
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Rebel HighwaySeries • 1994
1941Movie • 1979
Pierrot le FouMovie • 1965
The American FriendMovie • 1977
The Big Red OneMovie • 1980
The End of ViolenceMovie • 1997
The Naked KissMovie • 1964
Merrill's MaraudersMovie • 1962
Pickup on South StreetMovie • 1953
La Vie de BohèmeMovie • 1992
House of BambooMovie • 1955
TargetsMovie • 1968
A Return to Salem's LotMovie • 1987
Hell and High WaterMovie • 1954
Shock CorridorMovie • 1963
ShockproofMovie • 1949
White DogMovie • 1982
The Last MovieMovie • 1971
Girls in PrisonMovie • 1994
China GateMovie • 1957
Let's Get HarryMovie • 1986
Underworld U.S.A.Movie • 1961