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George Sidney (October 4, 1916 – May 5, 2002) was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964).
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George Sidney (October 4, 1916 – May 5, 2002) was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964).
George Sidney, (born October 4, 1916, New York City, New York, U.S.—died May 5, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada), American film director who directed a number of the most popular movie musicals of the 1940s and ’50s, including Anchors Aweigh (1945), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Show Boat (1951), and Kiss Me Kate (1953).
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.
Sidney worked as a musician in vaudeville bands before joining MGM in 1932. He started with MGM as a second unit director and director of Pete Smith shorts, winning Oscars and 1940 and in 1941. On the strength of this, he was promoted to feature films as part of the Arthur Freed unit, becoming MGM's most successful director in the 1940's.
George Sidney, who directed dozens of movie musicals when the genre was at its peak and presided over the directors organization in Hollywood for 16 years, died on Sunday at his home here. He was...
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.
The son of a producer and MGM executive, and a mother who was one of the Mooney Sisters in vaudeville, George Sidney worked his way up from messenger boy to director of numerous MGM musical hits--at one point 15 consecutive box office winners. Though his artistry is not as renowned as Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen and Busby Berkeley, Sidney ...
George Sidney. Birth. 4 Oct 1916. Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA. Death. 5 May 2002 (aged 85) Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA. Burial. Hillside Memorial Park.
George Sidney, Actor: Around the Corner. George Sidney was born on March 15, 1877 in Nagynichal, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Around the Corner (1930), Sweet Daddies (1926) and The Auctioneer (1927). He was married to Carey Weber. He died on April 29, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
George Sidney (born Sammy Greenfield; 18 March 1876 [citation needed] – 29 April 1945) was a Hungarian-born American comedian and film actor. He starred in The Cohens and Kellys film series. [1] Early years [ edit] Born in Nagynichal, Hungary, [2] Sidney was the son of Lewis K. Sidney, an executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [3]
