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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.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 56
Director 51
self 4
TV Shows 3
Producer 2
Filmmakers in Action (2006)
Rita (2003)
Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (2001)
Half a Sixpence (1967)
The Swinger (1966)
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
A Ticklish Affair (1963)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Pepe (1960)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Pal Joey (1957)
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Young Bess (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Scaramouche (1952)
Show Boat (1951)
Key to the City (1950)
The Red Danube (1949)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Cass Timberlane (1947)
Holiday in Mexico (1946)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Bathing Beauty (1944)
Thousands Cheer (1943)
Pilot #5 (1943)
Pacific Rendezvous (1942)
Flicker Memories (1941)
Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)
Willie and the Mouse (1941)
Free and Easy (1941)
Quicker'n a Wink (1940)
Dog Daze (1939)
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
Cousin Wilbur (1939)
Clown Princes (1939)
Love on Tap (1939)
Duel Personalities (1939)
Tiny Troubles (1939)
Alfalfa's Aunt (1939)
Practical Jokers (1938)
Football Romeo (1938)
Men in Fright (1938)
Party Fever (1938)
Pacific Paradise (1937)
Every Sunday (1936)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1916-10-04
Deathday2002-05-05 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceLong Island City, New York, USA
RelationshipsCorinne Cole (1991-01-01 - 2002-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsДжордж Сидни
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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