. S .) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁singles ▁Category : C ame o ▁( band ) ▁songs ▁Category : B ill board ▁Hot ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Songs ▁number - one ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Larry ▁Black mon <0x0A> </s> ▁Samuel ▁James ▁H ume ▁( J une ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁– ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁dram atic ▁director , ▁producer , ▁art ▁museum ▁director , ▁and ▁book ▁deal er . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁H ume ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁B . ▁H ume , ▁a ▁famous ▁Well s ▁F argo ▁detect ive . ▁He ▁attended ▁Ber keley ▁High ▁School , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁Ber keley , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁leading ▁roles ▁in ▁student ▁drama ▁produ ctions ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁architecture ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁studied ▁modern ▁European ▁the ater ▁practices ▁with ▁Edward ▁Craig ▁in ▁Florence . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁he ▁attended ▁Harvard ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 - 1 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁in ▁the ▁play writing ▁work shop ▁of ▁George ▁Pier