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George Sidney. Director: Scaramouche. The son of Louis K. Sidney the vice president of M.G.M. and Hazel Mooney of The Mooney Sisters. In his teens he worked as studio messenger going through every department learning the techniques and secrets of the trade. In 1933 he was assigned to direct screen tests of Judy Garland, Robert Taylor and Janet Leigh then he was promoted to shorts and the 'Our ...
Though his artistry is not as renowned as Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen and Busby Berkeley, Sidney can lay claim to having directed such classic musicals as "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) "The Harvey Girls" (1946), the 1951 remake of "Show Boat" and "Bye Bye Birdie" (1962). Sidney actually broke into show business as a five-year old, playing ...
George Sidney was an American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Born in Long Island City, New York, Sidney began his career as an assistant at MGM until being assigned to direct the Our Gang comedies, which MGM had just acquired from Hal Roach, in 1938. Sidney, then age 21, was […]
George Sidney wurde 1916 in Long Island, New York, als Sohn eines Broadway-Impresarios und einer Schauspielerin geboren. Er studierte kurzfristig Musik und begann seine Laufbahn bei MGM als Botenjunge, wurde Assistent und 1937 Regisseur von mit Oscars ausgezeichneten Kurzfilmen, darunter 1938/39 die "Our Gang"-Serie ("Ich war gerade mal sieben Jahre älter als das älteste Kind."). 1941 wurde ...
George Sidney (born Sammy Greenfield; 18 March 1876 [citation needed] – 29 April 1945) was a Hungarian-born American film actor and comedian. He starred in The Cohens and Kellys film series. Early years. Born in Nagynichal, Hungary, Si ...
George Sidney entered the entertainment industry at the age of five, appearing in short silent films throughout the 1920s. The son of a Broadway producer, Sidney acted through his teens until he was told by Frank Capra, "When you grow up, be a director. Tell everybody what to do." Sidney began working at MGM, first as a messenger, gradually working his way up to sound technician and assistant ...
6. Mai 2002 · In Musical-Klassikern wie "Kiss me Kate" und "Show Boat" ließ George Sidney die ganz großen Stars des Genres tanzen. Am Sonntag ist der Hollywood-Regisseur im Alter von 85 Jahren gestorben.
