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George Sidney

George Sidney

Directing

October 4, 1916 – May 5, 2002 (died at 85)
Long Island City, New York, USA
Male
60 Movies
3 TV Shows

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Sidney (October 4, 1916 – May 5, 2002) was an American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sidney was assigned to direct the Our Gang comedies in 1938. After a year of working on these shorts, he moved on to the Crime Does Not Pay series and popular Pete Smith specialties. He graduated to directing features in 1941. He then worked his way into directing large scale musicals such as The Harvey Girls (1946), The Three Musketeers (1948), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Sidney left MGM to make The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) at Columbia Pictures, where he made his base for the next decade for such films as Jeanne Eagels (1957), Pal Joey (1957), Who Was That Lady? (1960), Pepe (1960), and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He would return to MGM to film A Ticklish Affair (1963) and Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas (1964). His last film was Half a Sixpence (1967). Sidney was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award four times, starting with the lush Technicolor remake of Show Boat. In 1958 he was presented with a Golden Globe Award for Best World Entertainment through Musical Films. For his work in the art of cinema, George Sidney was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 8.2
Age 79 (now 85)
1 ep
The Oscars
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 7.0

Producer

Age 36 (now 85)
1 ep
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945 6.8

Director

Age 28 (now 85)
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948 6.8

Director

Age 32 (now 85)
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

1964 6.2

Producer

Age 47 (now 85)
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

1964 6.2

Director

Age 47 (now 85)
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

1958 6.5
Age 41 (now 85)
1 ep
Scaramouche
Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952 7.0

Director

Age 35 (now 85)
Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953 6.5

Director

Age 37 (now 85)
Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963 5.9

Producer

Age 46 (now 85)
Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963 5.9

Director

Age 46 (now 85)
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950 6.7

Director

Age 33 (now 85)
Pal Joey
Pal Joey

Pal Joey

1957 6.3

Director

Age 41 (now 85)
Show Boat
Show Boat

Show Boat

1951 6.2

Director

Age 34 (now 85)
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946 6.6

Director

Age 29 (now 85)
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945 6.0

Director

Age 28 (now 85)