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Sam Hamm Biography

Birth Name:Sam Hamm

Birth Place:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Script department

Fast Facts

Was nominated for two Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation for "Batman" in 1990 and "Batman Returns" in 1993
Won a Catalonian International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay for "Masters of Horror" in 2006
Started out as a screenwriter on the film "Never Cry Wolf" in 1983
Quote: "They had talked about doing a camp version [of Batman"] that would be similar to the TV series․․․when I came in and suggested we do something that stayed fairly close to the actual tone of the comic books, it was received as a radical suggestion․""
Was invited to write for the Batman feature in "Detective Comics" after his work on "Batman․"
Best known as the screenwriter of "Batman" and "Batman Returns" and as the creator and executive producer of "M․A․N․T․I․S․"
Wrote screenplay drafts for adaptations of "Planet of the Apes" and "Watchmen," which were never used