Sam Zimbalist

Career / Biography

Sam Zimbalist was a Ukranian born film producer. He produced some of MGM's biggest and most successful films including Quo Vardis and Ben Hur. In the 1920s he edited a variety of films including the 1925 version of The Wizard of Oz and Broadway Meolody.

Producer

Ben Hur (1959)
The Barretts Of Wimpole Street (1957)
Tribute To A Bad Man (1956)
Quo Vadis (1951)
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Tarzan Finds A Son (1939)
The Crowd Roars (1938)

Oscars

Won - Best Picture - Ben Hur (1959)
Nomination - Best Picture - Quo Vadis (1951)
Nomination - Best Picture - King Solomon's Mines (1950)