Sam Locke (January 17, 1917 – September 18, 1998, in San Diego, California) was an American writer and director who worked in theatre, television, and film. Born in Peabody, Massachusetts, Locke was the son of a cantor. He grew up in New York City and was educated at City College of New York. In his early career, he mainly worked as a writer for radio and the theatre. He wrote scripts for the classic radio programs Grand Central Station and Inner Sanctum Mysteries. Locke wrote the musical books for six Broadway musicals: The Straw Hat Revue (1939), Tis of Thee (1940), Of V We Sing (1942), Let Freedom Sing (1942), Tidbits of 1946 (1946, which he also directed) and The Vamp (1955). He had only one play that reached Broadway, Fair Game (1957), starring Sam Levene which garnered mixed reviews