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Viennese-born producer who began his career as a story translator in Hollywood in 1927. Soon after, Spiegel moved to Berlin, where he worked on French and German versions of several Universal films. He fled the Nazis in 1933 and independently produced several films before returning to Hollywood in 1935.

Spiegel established himself in the American industry in the early 1940s, using the pseudonym "S.P. Eagle" and scoring with such excellent productions as Orson Welles' "The Stranger" (1946) and John Huston's "The African Queen" (1952)....

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Filmography

Betrayal - ( Producer / 1983 / Released / )
The Last Tycoon - ( Producer / 1976 / Released / )
Nicholas and Alexandra - ( Producer / 1971 / Released / )
The Night of the Generals - ( Producer / 1967 / Released / )
The Chase - ( Producer / 1966 / Released / )
Lawrence of Arabia - ( Producer / 1962 / Released / )
Suddenly, Last Summer - ( Producer / 1960 / Released / )
The Bridge on the River Kwai - ( Producer / 1957 / Released / )
The Strange One - ( Producer / 1957 / Released / )
On the Waterfront - ( Producer / 1954 / Released / )
The African Queen - ( Producer / 1952 / Released / )

TV Credits
The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston ( 1983 / Released ): Actor

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Viennese-born producer who began his career as a story translator in Hollywood in 1927. Soon after, Spiegel moved to Berlin, where he worked on French and German versions of several Universal films. He fled the Nazis in 1933 and independently produced several films before returning to Hollywood in 1935.

Spiegel established himself in the American industry in the early 1940s, using the pseudonym "S.P. Eagle" and scoring with such excellent productions as Orson Welles' "The Stranger" (1946) and John Huston's "The African Queen" (1952). He resumed the use of his real name for his credit on "On the Waterfront" (1954) and the "Spiegel" imprimatur went on to adorn such notable, independently produced films as "The Bridge On the River Kwai" (1957) and "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962).


Profession(s):
producer
Sometimes Credited As:
S P Eagle
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Family
wife:Betty Benson (third wife)

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Education
University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
Awards (Back to top)

Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award 1963
British Film Academy Award Best Film "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962
British Film Academy Award Best British Film "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962
Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture-Drama "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962
Oscar Best Picture "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962
British Film Academy Award Best British Film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957
British Film Academy Award Best Film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957
Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture (Drama) "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957
New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Motion Picture "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957
Oscar Best Picture "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957
Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture (Drama) "On the Waterfront" 1954
National Board of Review Award Best American Film "On the Waterfront" 1954
New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Picture "On the Waterfront" 1954
Oscar Best Picture "On the Waterfront" 1954

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1983 Produced last film, "Betrayal"
1954 Resumed use of name "Sam Spiegel" on credits
1942 First US production, "Tales of Manhattan" (credited as S.P. Eagle)
1939 Returned to Hollywood
1933 - 1935 Independently produced several films following his departure from Nazi Germany
Worked as a "Young Pioneer" in Palestine in the early 1920s
Moved to USA as lecturer at University of California at Berkeley; heard by MGM producer Paul Bern who hired him as a reader of original stories in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Polish
Returned to Europe, re-filming Universal pictures (including "All Quiet on the Western Front") for foreign distribution

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