Samuel Gelfman

{{Short description|American film producer (1931–2019)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|05|30}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|08|15|1931|05|30}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| education = Princeton University

| occupation = Film producer

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| spouse = Jane Rosenberg Gelfman (divorced)

| children = 3

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Samuel Gelfman (May 30, 1931 – August 15, 2019) was an American film producer. He began his career by working for talent agent Candida Donadio, and he later worked for Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin. By the early 1970s, he had joined United Artists as vice president, where he worked on promoting films directed by Woody Allen and Sidney Lumet. He co-produced Caged Heat and Cockfighter with Roger Corman in 1974, and he produced Cannonball in 1976.{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Samuel Gelfman, Producer of Roger Corman Films in the 1970s, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/samuel-gelfman-dead-producer-roger-corman-70s-films-was-88-1232797 |accessdate=August 18, 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 17, 2019}}