Vital Statistics:
Date of Birth - July 7, 1901-New York, New York, USA
   

Current whereabouts:
Date of Death - August 4, 1973 - Hollywood California, USA
Was married to Hortense Petra (actress in Hot Rods to Hell)
Sam Katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13, and worked his way up the ladder, learning virtually every facet of film production before becoming a producer himself. Starting out producing action/adventure serials (where he got the nickname "Jungle Sam"), Katzman's output encompassed virtually every genre imaginable.
Katzman is credited with coming up with the word "beatnik." Supposedly, he was at a recording studio as the score for one of his teen musicals was being put together. He heard two musicians talking, and one of them asked why a third musician they both knew didn't show up for the session. The other musician said, "That cat was just beat, Nick." Katzman misunderstood "beat, Nick" for "beatnik" (as in Sputnik), liked the sound of it, and started using it in his movies and in his everyday life to describe the younger generation he worked with. It caught on and made its way into the language.

   

Filmography:
The Three Stooges Follies, 1974
The Loners, 1972
How to Succeed with Sex, 1970
A Time to Sing, 1968
For Singles Only, 1968
The Fastest Guitar Alive, 1968
The Young Runaways, 1968
Hot Rods to Hell, 1967

Riot on Sunset Strip, 1967
The Love-Ins, 1967
Hold On!, 1966
Harum Scarum, 1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls, 1965
Get Yourself a College Girl, 1964
Kissin' Cousins, 1964
Your Cheatin' Heart, 1964
Hootenanny Hoot, 1963
Don't Knock the Twist, 1962
The Wild Westerners, 1962
Pirates of Tortuga, 1961
Twist Around the Clock, 1961
The Enemy General, 1960
The Wizard of Baghdad, 1960
Juke Box Rhythm, 1959
The Flying Fontaines, 1959
Crash Landing, 1958
Going Steady, 1958
Life Begins at 17, 1958
The Last Blitzkrieg, 1958
The World Was His Jury, 1958
Calypso Heat Wave, 1957
Escape from San Quentin, 1957
The Giant Claw, 1957
The Man Who Turned to Stone, 1957
The Night the World Exploded, 1957
The Tijuana Story, 1957
Utah Blaine, 1957
Zombies of Mora-Tau, 1957
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado, 1956
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom, 1956
Don't Knock the Rock, 1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 1956
Miami Expose, 1956
Rock Around the Clock, 1956
Rumble on the Docks, 1956
The Houston Story, 1956
The Werewolf, 1956
Uranium Boom, 1956
Creature with the Atom Brain, 1955
Devil Goddess, 1955
Inside Detroit, 1955
It Came from Beneath the Sea, 1955
Jungle Moon Men, 1955
New Orleans Uncensored, 1955
Pirates of Tripoli, 1955
Seminole Uprising, 1955
Teenage Crime Wave, 1955
The Crooked Web, 1955
The Gun That Won the West, 1955
Battle of Rogue River, 1954
Cannibal Attack, 1954
Drums of Tahiti, 1954
Gunfighters of the Northwest, 1954
Jesse James vs. the Daltons, 1954
Jungle Man-Eaters, 1954
Masterson of Kansas, 1954
The Iron Glove, 1954
The Law vs. Billy the Kid, 1954
The Miami Story, 1954
The Saracen Blade, 1954
Charge of the Lancers, 1953
Conquest of Cochise, 1953
Flame of Calcutta, 1953
Fort Ti, 1953
Jack McCall, Desperado, 1953
Killer Ape, 1953
Prince of Pirates, 1953
Prisoners of the Casbah, 1953
Savage Mutiny, 1953
Serpent of the Nile, 1953
Siren of Baghdad, 1953
Sky Commando, 1953
Slaves of Babylon, 1953
The 49th Man, 1953
The Pathfinder, 1953
Valley of Head Hunters, 1953
A Yank in Indo-China, 1952
Brave Warrior, 1952
California Conquest, 1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land, 1952
Last Train from Bombay, 1952
The Golden Hawk, 1952
Thief of Damascus, 1952
Voodoo Tiger, 1952
A Yank in Korea, 1951
Fury of the Congo, 1951
Hurricane Island, 1951
Jungle Manhunt, 1951
Purple Heart Diary, 1951
The Magic Carpet, 1951
When the Redskins Rode, 1951
Atom Man vs. Superman, Vols. 1 & 2 (Complete) , 1950
Captive Girl, 1950
Chain Gang, 1950
Last of the Buccaneers, 1950
Mark of the Gorilla, 1950
Pygmy Island, 1950
Revenue Agent, 1950
State Penitentiary, 1950
Tyrant of the Sea, 1950
Barbary Pirate, 1949
Batman and Robin, 1949
Chinatown at Midnight, 1949
The Lost Tribe, 1949
The Mutineers, 1949
I Surrender Dear, 1948
Jungle Jim, 1948
Manhattan Angel, 1948
Mary Lou, 1948
Racing Luck, 1948
The Lost Tribe, 1948
The Prince of Thieves, 1948
Triple Threat, 1948
Glamour Girl, 1947
Little Miss Broadway, 1947
Sweet Genevieve, 1947
The Last of the Redmen, 1947
Two Blondes and a Redhead, 1947
Vacation Days, 1947
Betty Co-Ed, 1946
Freddie Steps Out, 1946
High School Hero, 1946
Junior Prom, 1946
Come out Fighting, 1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again, 1945
The Docks of New York, 1945
Block Busters, 1944
Bowery Champs, 1944
Crazy Knights, 1944
Follow the Leader, 1944
Million Dollar Kid, 1944
Return of the Ape Man, 1944
Voodoo Man, 1944
Clancy Street Boys, 1943
Ghosts on the Loose, 1943
Kid Dynamite, 1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out, 1943
Spotlight Scandals, 1943
The Ape Man, 1943
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge, 1942
Black Dragons, 1942
Bowery at Midnight, 1942
College Sweethearts, 1942
Let's Get Tough!, 1942
Mr. Wise Guy, 1942
Smart Alecks, 1942
The Corpse Vanishes, 1942
Zis Boom Bah, 1942
Bowery Blitzkrieg, 1941
Flying Wild, 1941
Pride of the Bowery, 1941
Spooks Run Wild, 1941
The Invisible Ghost, 1941
Boys of the City, 1940
East Side Kids, 1940
Straight Shooter, 1940
That Gang of Mine, 1940
Code of the Cactus, 1939
Fighting Renegade, 1939
Outlaw's Paradise, 1939
Texas Wildcats, 1939
Trigger Fingers, 1939
Cheyenne Rides Again, 1938
Orphan of the Pecos., 1938
The Phantom of Thera Nge, 1938
$1,000,000 Racket, 1937
Amateur Crook, 1937
Brothers of the West, 1937
Feud of the Trail, 1937
Lost Ranch, 1937
Mystery Range, 1937
Taming the Wild, 1937
Two Minutes to Play, 1937
A Face in the Fog, 1936
Kelly of the Secret Service, 1936
Put on the Spot, 1936
Rio Grande Romance, 1936
Rip Roarin' Buckaroo, 1936
Silks and Saddles, 1936
Blake of Scotland Yard, 1937
Alias John Law, 1935
Danger Ahead, 1935

   
     
     

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