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George Sidney

George Sidney

Known For Directing
Birthday Oct 04, 1916
Died May 05, 2002 (85)
Birthplace Long Island City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

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Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

1967

Director

The Swinger

The Swinger

1966

Director

Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

1964

Director

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Director

A Ticklish Affair

A Ticklish Affair

1963

Director

Pepe

Pepe

1960

Director

Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

1960

Director

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Director

Pal Joey

Pal Joey

1957

Director

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956

Director

Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Director

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953

Director

Young Bess

Young Bess

1953

Director

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952

Director

Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

Director

Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

Director

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Director

The Red Danube

The Red Danube

1949

Director

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

Director

Cass Timberlane

Cass Timberlane

1947

Director

Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

1946

Director

The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

Director

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

Director

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

Director

Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty

1944

Director

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943

Director

Pilot #5

Pilot #5

1943

Director

Pacific Rendezvous

Pacific Rendezvous

1942

Director

Flicker Memories

Flicker Memories

1941

Director

Free and Easy

Free and Easy

1941

Director

Third Dimensional Murder

Third Dimensional Murder

1941

Director

Willie and the Mouse

Willie and the Mouse

1941

Director

Of Pups and Puzzles

Of Pups and Puzzles

1941

Director

Quicker'n a Wink

Quicker'n a Wink

1940

Director

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Director

Dog Daze

Dog Daze

1939

Director

Tiny Troubles

Tiny Troubles

1939

Director

Clown Princes

Clown Princes

1939

Director

Cousin Wilbur

Cousin Wilbur

1939

Director

Alfalfa's Aunt

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939

Director

Love on Tap

Love on Tap

1939

Director

Duel Personalities

Duel Personalities

1939

Director

Party Fever

Party Fever

1938

Director

Football Romeo

Football Romeo

1938

Director

Practical Jokers

Practical Jokers

1938

Director

Men in Fright

Men in Fright

1938

Director

Pacific Paradise

Pacific Paradise

1937

Director

Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

1967

Producer

The Swinger

The Swinger

1966

Producer

Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

1964

Producer

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Producer

Pepe

Pepe

1960

Producer

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Producer

Every Sunday

Every Sunday

1936

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

The Donna Reed Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1958

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