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.Turner Classic Movies: Sam E. Rork, tcm.com. Accessed April 6, 2024.
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.British Film Institute: Sam E. Rork Productions 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.Alan Gevinson, Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960, Oakland, California: University of California Press, 1997, p. 155
Personal life He married Helen Welch. They had a daughter, Ann Rork, a silent actress.Associated Press, Ann Rork Light, Former Actress, 79, The New York Times, January 25, 1988 He died on July 24, 1933, in Hollywood, California.
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