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Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American screenwriter, novelist, and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes. ==Personal life== He was born Samuel Michael Fuller in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Jewish parents, such as Benjamin Rabinovitch who died in 1923 when his son was 11. After immigrating to the United States, the family's surname was changed from Rabinovitch to Fuller, a name possibly inspired by a doctor who arrived in America on the ''Mayflower''.〔p.7 Fuller, Samuel. ''A Third Face''. Alfred A Knopf (2002)〕 Fuller tells in his autobiography, ''A Third Face'' (2002), that he did not speak until he was five. His first word was "Hammer!". After his father's death, the family moved to New York City where, at the age of 12, he began working in journalism as a newspaper copyboy. He became a crime reporter in New York City at age 17, working for the ''New York Evening Graphic.'' He broke the story of Jeanne Eagels' death.〔p.51 Fuller〕 He wrote pulp novels, including ''The Dark Page'' (1944; reissued in 2007 with an introduction by Wim Wenders),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Library of Congress LCCN Permalink for 44009240 )〕 which was later adapted into the 1952 movie, ''Scandal Sheet''. Fuller wrote screenplays from the mid-1930s onwards. He also became a screenplay ghostwriter, but always refused to tell interviewers which screenplays he wrote in that capacity. During World War II, Fuller joined the United States Army. He was assigned as an infantryman to the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and saw heavy fighting. He was involved in landings in Africa, Sicily, and Normandy and also saw action in Belgium and Czechoslovakia. In 1945 he was present at the liberation of a German concentration camp and shot 16 mm footage that was used later in the documentary ''Falkenau: The Impossible.'' For his service he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart and reached the rank of Corporal.〔(Biography ) at Litweb.net〕 Fuller used his wartime experiences as material in his films, especially in ''The Big Red One'' (1980), the nickname for the 1st Infantry Division. After the war Fuller co-authored a regimental history of the 16th Infantry.〔http://warchronicle.com/16th_infantry/historiantales_wwii/16th_Infantry_1798_1946/ChapterI.pdf?bcsi_scan_d20c301d7a026bb4=0&bcsi_scan_filename=ChapterI.pdf〕 After his controversial film ''White Dog'' was shelved by Paramount Pictures, Fuller moved to France and never directed another American film.〔〔 Fuller eventually returned to America. He died of natural causes in his California home. In November 1997 the Directors Guild held a three-hour memorial in his honor, hosted by Curtis Hanson, his longtime friend and co-writer on ''White Dog.'' He was survived by his wife Christa and daughter Samantha. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel Fuller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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