George Sidney, III Biography (1916-2002)

Born October 4, 1916, on Long Island, NY; son of L.K. Sidney (a veteran showman and vice president of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) and Hazel (an actress) Mooney;married Lillian Burns. Career: Director, actor, and producer. Member: Director's Guild of America (president), Special Presidential Assignment to Atomic Energy Commission and U.S. Air Force, Hanna-Barbera Productions (president 1961-66), American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Directors Inc. (president since 1969), Directors Foundation (vice president), D.W. Griffith Foundation (vice president), ACTT (England), Directors Guild of America. Awards, Honors: Golden Globe Award, best world entertainment through musical films, 1958; Gold Medal for Service, Directors Guild ofAmerica, 1959; doctorate, Collegio Barcelona, 1989; Louella Parsons Award, 1995; President's Award, 1998;.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, Actor, Producer
Birth Details: October 4, 1916; Long Island, New York, United States
Death Details: May 5, 2002; Las Vegas, Nevada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director, Unless Otherwise Indicated
Hollywood Hobbies, 1934
Sunday Night at the Trocadero, 1938
Men in Fright, 1938
Billy Rose's Casa Manana Revue, 1938
Practical Jokers, 1938
Love on Tap, 1939
Clown Princes, 1939
Alfalfa's Aunt, 1939
Tiny Troubles, 1939
Quicker 'n a Wink, 1940
'What's Your I.Q.?' Number Two, 1940
Free and Easy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
Third Dimension Murder, 1941
Willie and the Mouse, 1941
Of Pups and Puzzles, 1941
Pacific Rendezvous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Thousands Cheer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
Pilot #5 (also known as Pilot No. 5), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1943
Bathing Beauty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944

Anchors Aweigh, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Holiday in Mexico, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Ziegfeld Follies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
The Harvey Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Cass Timberlane, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
The Three Musketeers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
The Red Danube, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Key to the City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Show Boat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Scaramouche, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Young Bess, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Kiss Me Kate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Jupiter's Darling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
The Eddy Duchin Story, Columbia, 1956
And producer, Jeanne Eagels, Columbia, 1957
Pal Joey, Columbia, 1957
And producer, Pepe, Columbia, 1960
And producer, Who Was That Lady?, Columbia, 1960
A Ticklish Affair (also known as Moon Walk), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
Bye Bye Birdie, Columbia, 1963
And producer, Viva Las Vegas (also known as Love in Las Vegas), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
And producer, The Swinger, Paramount, 1966
And producer, Half a Sixpence, Paramount, 1967
(Film extract Viva Las Vegas) This is Elvis (documentary),Warner Bros., 1981
Film Appearances
West Point of the South, 1936
Himself, 50 Years of Action!, 1986
Television Appearances
Specials
Interviewee, The Republic Pictures Story, 1991
Unscripted Hollywood, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Film Comment, July 1994, p. 50.*

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