George Sidney's work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas.
29 Facts About George Sidney
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George Sidney was a president of the Screen Directors Guild for 16 years.
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An avid art collector, gardener, musician, painter, and photographer, George Sidney was known for his impeccable sense of style and generosity.
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An only child, George Sidney tagged along with his father to work at Radio City Music Hall, where he learned the art of choreography, set design, and stage direction.
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George Sidney's mother, Hazael Mooney, was a famous Vaudeville star and half of the aquacade team, The Mooney Sisters.
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George Sidney attended Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, New York.
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George Sidney absorbed the world of New York City theatre and art.
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At five years old, George Sidney became the most famous child actor in the world when he played the lead role in The Littlest Cowboy, a 1921 film with western super star, Tom Mix.
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George Sidney began as a dog walker and errand boy in the early 1930s.
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In 1938 at age 22, Sidney directed the Our Gang short comedies, which MGM had acquired from Hal Roach upon George's recommendation.
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George Sidney was a central figure in the filming of nuclear testing projects.
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George Sidney came to the fore of American popular cinema with his blockbuster musical, The Harvey Girls, starring Judy Garland and Angela Lansberry.
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George Sidney's cast Frank Sinatra in his film Pal Joey.
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George Sidney left MGM to make The Eddy Duchin Story at Columbia Pictures where he made his base for the next decade for such films as Jeanne Eagels, Pepe, and Bye Bye Birdie.
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George Sidney returned to MGM to film A Ticklish Affair and Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas.
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In both his technical skill and artistic vision, George Sidney stands among the 20th century's most celebrated film directors.
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George Sidney became good friends with MGM animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
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George Sidney later featured Hanna-Barbera's Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Huckleberry Hound, and Yogi Bear in Bye Bye Birdie.
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In 1961, George Sidney appeared as himself, along with the canine Lassie in the episode "The Stones Go to Hollywood" of the sitcom The Donna Reed Show.
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George Sidney devoted much of his later life to professional service as a mentor to directors, writers, and educators.
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George Sidney became the youngest president of the Directors Guild of America, having been nominated by his friend, director John Ford.
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George Sidney's work has been celebrated at museums and film festivals around the world: Paris; Barcelona; Helsinki; Moscow; Las Vegas; Palm Springs; Deauville; and Honolulu.
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George Sidney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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George Sidney was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award four times, starting with the lush Technicolor remake of Show Boat.
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George Sidney was known for his love of Hermes neckwear and British tailoring.
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George Sidney's clothing is in the costume collection at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the State Museum of Nevada Las Vegas.
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In 1991, George Sidney married his third wife, actress, model and journalist Corinne Kegley Entratter, known as Corinne Cole, who was the widow of showman and Las Vegas entrepreneur Jack Entratter.
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George Sidney collected art and was an avid and skilled gardener.
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George Sidney died in Las Vegas, Nevada in May 2002 from lymphoma, at the age of 85.