Sam E. Rork

Sam E. Rork
From a 1925 film advertisement
Born
Samuel Edwin Rork

c. 1870
DiedJuly 24, 1933(1933-07-24) (aged 62–63)
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseHelen Welch
ChildrenAnn Rork Light

Samuel Edwin Rork (c. 1870 – July 24, 1933) was an American silent film producer.

Early life

Samuel Edwin Rork was born around 1870 in Albany, New York.

Career

He started his career at Wallack's Theatre in New York City.

He moved to Los Angeles, California, with Mack Sennett, for whose company, Mack Sennett Enterprises, he worked. He later worked as a producer for First National. He then set up his own film producer company, Sam E. Rork Productions, and produced eight films.

He produced Clothes Make the Pirate in 1925. A year later, in 1926, he produced Old Loves and New and The Blonde Saint. In 1927, he produced The Notorious Lady, A Texas Steer, and The Prince of Headwaiters. In 1932, he was the associate producer of Call Her Savage.

Personal life

He married Helen Welch. They had a daughter, Ann Rork, a silent actress. He died on July 24, 1933, in Hollywood, California.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turner Classic Movies: Sam E. Rork, tcm.com. Accessed April 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 British Film Institute: Sam E. Rork Productions
  3. ↑ Alan Gevinson, Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960, Oakland, California: University of California Press, 1997, p. 155
  4. ↑ Associated Press, Ann Rork Light, Former Actress, 79, The New York Times, January 25, 1988