death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive birthname image article_title name occupation death_cause
22 september 1949 hollywood , california , u.s. philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states 10 july 1884 clara -rrb- l. roush -lrb- 1908-1949 -rrb- -lrb- his death 1917 & ndash ; 1949 samuel grosvenor wood sam wood.croop.jpg sam wood
 sam wood film real estate broker director , writer , producer , actor , heart attack
sam wood

samuel grosvenor `` sam '' wood -lrb- july 10 , 1883 -- september 22 , 1949 -rrb- was an american film director , and producer , who was best known for directing such hollywood hits as `` a night at the opera '' , `` a day at the races '' , `` goodbye , mr. chips '' , and `` the pride of the yankees '' .
he was also involved in a few acting and writing projects .
