He was born Samuel David Shamforoff on Aug. 27, 1916, in Brooklyn, NY, to Russian-Jewish immigrants. His father, William, was a milliner and his mother, Rose, was a homemaker. The family name was changed to Shaw when Sam was a teenager. His older brother was Irwin Shaw, who grew up to become a noted novelist.
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