November 18, 1900 · 125 years old
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samuel Donald Hartman (18 November 1900, New York - 23 March 1958, Palm Springs, California) was an American screenwriter and director. He and Stephen Morehouse Avery were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for The Gay Deception (1935).

A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well.

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.

Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted into the army and makes life miserable for his fellow GIs. He's also lovesick when it comes to pretty Mary Morgan, unaware that she's in love with his best friend Joe.

A wealthy hypochondriac and an heiress are both experiencing romantic complications, prompting them to marry each other.