Sam E. Rork

Sam E. Rork
Born	1870 Albany, New York
Died	July 24, 1933 Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Film producer
Children	Ann Rork Light
Relatives	J. Paul Getty (son-in-law) Gordon Getty (grandson) Andrew Getty (great-grandson)

Sam E. Rork (1870-1933) was an American silent film producer.

Sam Edwin Rork was born in 1870 in Albany, New York.

He started his career at Wallack's Theatre in New York City.

He moved to Los Angeles, California with Mack Sennett, for whose company, Mack Sennett Enterprises, he worked. He later worked as a producer for First National. He then set up his own film producer company, Sam E. Rork Productions, and produced eight films.

He produced Clothes Make the Pirate in 1925. A year later, in 1926, he produced Old Loves and New and The Blonde Saint. In 1927, he produced The Notorious Lady, A Texas Steer, and The Prince of Headwaiters. In 1932, he was the associate producer of Call Her Savage.

He married Helen Welch. They had a daughter, Ann Rork, a silent actress.

He died on July 24, 1933 in Hollywood, California.

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