Bye Bye Birdie
1963
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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. 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.
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- Long Island City, New York, USA
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- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
May 8, 2024 · George Sidney (born October 4, 1916, New York City, New York, U.S.—died May 5, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada) was an 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).
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George Sidney was a prolific and successful director of musicals, comedies and swashbucklers at MGM and Columbia. He won three Oscars, co-founded Hanna-Barbera Productions and retired to become a paleontologist and photographer.
- October 4, 1916
- May 5, 2002
May 7, 2002 · 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...
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May 5, 2002 · George Sidney was an American film director and producer who worked at MGM and Columbia. He made musicals such as The Harvey Girls, Kiss Me Kate, and Bye Bye Birdie, and won a Golden Globe Award in 1958.
May 6, 2002 · Director George Sidney, famous for helming MGM musicals “Anchors Aweigh,” “Kiss Me Kate” and “Annie Get Your Gun,” died at his Las Vegas home on Sunday from complications of lymphoma. He was...
