Sam E. Rork
Sam E. Rork (1870 – July 24, 1933) was an American silent film producer. Early life. Sam Edwin Rork was born in 1870 in Albany, New York. 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. 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". Personal life. He married Helen Welch. They had a daughter, Ann Rork, a silent actress. Death. He died on July 24, 1933, in Hollywood, California.