George Sidney

Reżyseria, Produkcja, Muzyka, Aktor

4 października 1916 — 5 maja 2002 (85 years)
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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.

Known For

  • Bye Bye Birdie
    Bye Bye Birdie1963
  • Miłość w Las Vegas
    Miłość w Las Vegas1964
  • Podnieść kotwicę!
    Podnieść kotwicę!1945
  • Trzej muszkieterowie
    Trzej muszkieterowie1948
  • Pocałuj mnie, Kasiu
    Pocałuj mnie, Kasiu1953
  • Scaramouche
    Scaramouche1952
  • Kumpel Joey
    Kumpel Joey1957
  • Statek komediantów
    Statek komediantów1951
  • Rekord Annie
    Rekord Annie1950
  • Dziewczęta Harveya
    Dziewczęta Harveya1946
  • Ostatnie akordy
    Ostatnie akordy1956
  • Ślicznotki w kąpieli
    Ślicznotki w kąpieli1944
  • Młoda Bess
    Młoda Bess1953
  • Who Was That Lady?
    Who Was That Lady?1960
  • Thousands Cheer
    Thousands Cheer1943
  • Pepe
    Pepe1960
  • Cass Timberlane
    Cass Timberlane1947
  • Key to the City
    Key to the City1950
  • Half a Sixpence
    Half a Sixpence1967
  • Jeanne Eagels
    Jeanne Eagels1957

Filmografia