Sam Newfield

American film director (1899-1964)
Person human Q3470531
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Summary

Sam Newfield was born on December 6, 1899[1], in New York City[2]. He died on November 10, 1964[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a film director[5], screenwriter[6], and director[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Sam Newfield[11]
  • Family name: Newfield[12]
  • Given name: Sam[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]
  • Birth name: Samuel Neufeld[15]
  • Sibling: Sigmund Neufeld[16]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by Sam Newfield[17]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[18]
  • P14724: 24673177[19]
  • P14750: E129-CB2F-A43D-B241-6FA8[20]

Why It Matters

Sam Newfield has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Sam Newfield born?

Sam Newfield was born in New York City[2].

Where did Sam Newfield die?

Sam Newfield died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Sam Newfield do for work?

Sam Newfield worked as a film director[5], screenwriter[6], and director[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sam Newfield. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sam-newfield
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → E129-CB2F-A43D-B241-6FA8
    Sitelink count → 12
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'ro', 'ur']
    P14724 → 24673177
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 24673177, Garance ID ։ réals < 1900 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/668ebfa88ca|details]])"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Sam
    Family name → Newfield
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Sibling → Sigmund Neufeld
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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