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| Sam Hall | |
| Aliases: | Allison Samuel Hall Sam M. Hall |
| Gender: | Male |
| Roles: | Writer |
| Date of birth: | March 11th, 1921 |
| Place of birth: | Carrollton, Ohio |
| Date of death: | September 26th, 2014 |
| Notable works: | Dark Shadows One Life to Live Santa Barbara |
Sam Hall was a television soap opera born in Carrollton, Ohio on March 11th, 1921. He is best known for his work on the 1960s gothic television series Dark Shadows. Hall wrote the scripts for 315 episodes of the series as well as the two full-length Dark Shadows feature films House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows. He also wrote the pilot episode of the 1991 Dark Shadows revival series. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1969 film Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon with Dark Shadows collaborators Dan Curtis and Lela Swift.
In the October 9th, 1971 issue of TV Guide, Sam Hall contributed an article entitled, "Here's What Really Happened to Barnabas & Co". This article described the future fates of all of the major Dark Shadows characters following the final story arcs from the series. A teleplay of the Sam Hall article was provided as part of a documentary entitled "Beyond the Shadows" on Volume 200 of the MPI Dark Shadows VHS collector's series, narrated by Roger Davis.
Sam Hall passed away on September 26th, 2014 at the age of 93.
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Notes & Trivia
- Sam Hall was married to actress Grayson Hall from January 12th, 1953 until her death on August 7th, 1985.
- Sam Hall's son Matthew Hall wrote the script for episode 9 of the 1991 Dark Shadows revival series.
- Sam Hall provided a guest interview on disc four of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 23.
- Shares a birthday with Dark Shadows actress Betsy Durkin, who was the second of three women to play the role of Victoria Winters. Durkin was born in 1947.
Other works
External Links
- Sam Hall at AMG
- Sam Hall at IMDB
- Sam Hall at Wikipedia
- Sam Hall at the Horror House
- Sam Hall at the Dark Shadows Wiki
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