All About Sam Jaffe: Nationality, Age, Height, Parents, Net Worth



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Sam Jaffe was born in New York City on March 10, 1891. His parents were both immigrants from Russia. His father was a tailor and his mother was a homemaker. He had two brothers and two sisters. He attended public schools in New York City and graduated from high school in 1909. He then attended the City College of New York, where he studied engineering. He graduated from CCNY in 1913 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

After graduation, Jaffe worked for a few years as an engineer for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company. He then began working in the film industry as an assistant director and editor. He eventually began directing films himself. Some of the films he directed include The Jazz Singer (1927), The Three Musketeers (1933), and Gunga Din (1939).

During his career, Jaffe won two Academy Awards. The first was for Best Director for The Jazz Singer (1927). The second was for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gone with the Wind (1939).

Jaffe retired from filmmaking in the early 1940s. He then became a successful real estate investor. At the time of his death in 1984, he was worth an estimated $20 million.

Jaffe never married or had any children.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia