Sam Forrest

Forrest, Sam (1870–1944), director. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he made his debut as an actor but soon turned to directing. His first Broadway assignment was staging Springtime (1909), then he caught the attention of George M. Cohan and Sam Harris, for whom he co‐directed his first major hit, Get‐Rich‐Quick Wallingford (1910). Over the next thirty years he staged approximately one hundred plays, mainly for Cohan and Harris. Among his notable successes were Officer 666 (1912), Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913), On Trial (1914), The Great Lover (1915), A Tailor Made Man (1917), Three Faces East (1918), Six‐Cylinder Love (1921), The Hero (1921), Icebound (1923), Cradle Snatchers (1925), and Baby Cyclone (1927). His final assignment was Cohan's The Return of the Vagabond (1940).

Sam Forrest
Sam Forrest performing with Nine Black Alps.
Background information
Origin	York, England
Occupations	Musician, Vocalist
Instruments	vocals, guitar, bass, piano, violin
Labels	Desert Mine
Associated acts	Nine Black Alps, The Sorry Kisses, Hayley Hutchinson
Website	Official Website

Sam Forrest is the lead singer and guitarist for Nine Black Alps, a member of The Sorry Kisses and a solo singer-songwriter. Forrest previously played bass in The Halcyon Band.

To date, Forrest has released one, limited edition, solo album, entitled Down the Hillside on Desert Mine Music. Only 1000 copies of the album were made.

Discography

• Down the Hillside (2008)

Currently Sam is writing and recording the follow up to "Down The Hillside". It is expected to be on the same label as his debut album which is Desert Mine Music. It is due for release early 2010.

External links

• Official Website
• Sam Forrest at MySpace
• BBC Manchester interview
• PopGurls interview
• Music Snobbery interview
• Sam Forrest at discogs.com
• Manchester Music interview

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