Sam Schwartz

possibly gay - in those days, "not really talked about."

Evening Independent Massillon, Ohio - July 8 1953

Sam K. Schwartz

Sam K. Schwartz, 52, of Chicago was drowned accidentally a week ago while swimming in Lake Michigan. Mr. Schwartz was a brother of Ben Schwartz, of 901 Bennington Ave. NE, manage of the Lincoln theater. Mr. Schwartz, a bachelor, had resided in a Chicago hotel. He was a buyer for a Houston, Tex., steel firm. Besides his brother Ben, he is survived by another brother, Dr. A. A. Schwartz of St. Louis, and two sisters, Mrs. D. A. Berger of St. Louis and Mrs. J. K. Livingston, of Houston, Tex. Ben Schwartz returned to Massillon Tuesday after attending his brother's funeral in Chicago. The body was taken to St. Louis for interment.