Samuel French Inc.

Samuel French Inc.

Infobox_Company |company_name= Samuel French, Inc.|type = Publishing company|foundation = 1830| location = New York City | homepage = [http://www.samuelfrench.com Main site]

Samuel French, Inc. is an American company, founded by Samuel French and Thomas Hailes Lacy, who formed a partnership to combine their existing interests in London and New York. It publishes plays and represents authors.

The firm has offices in New York City; London; Hollywood, California; Studio City, California; and Toronto, Canada.cite web| url=http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/our_locations.php | title=Samuel French, Inc. | accessdate=2007-12-13 ]

The company's London subsidiary, Samuel French Ltd., publishes stage plays for the UK market, mostly acting editions, serves as licensing agent for performance rights, and runs a theatrical bookshop on its premises at Fitzrovia in central London, England.

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* [http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/index.php Samuel French, Inc.]


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