FILM DIRECTOR

George Sidney

1916 - 2002

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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). With an extensive background in acting, stage direction, film editing, and music, Sidney created many of post-war Hollywood's big budget musicals, such as Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Show Boat (1951), Kiss Me Kate (1953), Jupiter's Darling (1955), and Pal Joey (1957). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Sidney has received more than 332,237 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). George Sidney is the 798th most popular film director (up from 846th in 2019), the 5,026th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,499th in 2019) and the 198th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 50.57

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Sidney ranks 798 out of 2,041. Before him are Michel Audiard, Aleksei Balabanov, Uwe Boll, Ivan Pyryev, Bruno Bozzetto, and Arturo Ripstein. After him are Atom Egoyan, Karen Shakhnazarov, Eldar Shengelaia, Marlen Khutsiev, Pierre Schoendoerffer, and Luis Trenker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, George Sidney ranks 160. Before him are Werner Bischof, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Svend Asmussen, Jenő Fock, Franco Fabrizi, and Torsten Hägerstrand. After him are Anne Hébert, Halet Çambel, Herbert Friedman, Johnny Claes, Tatevik Sazandaryan, and Bruno Chizzo. Among people deceased in 2002, George Sidney ranks 168. Before him are Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Martti Miettunen, André Clot, Sune Andersson, Arne Selmosson, and Norihito, Prince Takamado. After him are Lawrence Tierney, Stephen E. Ambrose, Francisco Coloane, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, R. M. Hare, and Nils Bohlin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Sidney ranks 5,026 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Baldwin (1960), Haskell Curry (1900), Francis Davis Millet (1848), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), Myrtle Bachelder (1908), and Mark Milley (1958). After him are Joan Osborne (1962), George Burns (1896), Mary Agnes Chase (1869), Rhonda Fleming (1923), Ty Burrell (1967), and Safdie brothers (null).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Sidney ranks 198. Before him are Joshua Logan (1908), Antoine Fuqua (1966), Ted Post (1918), Bryan Singer (1965), Kevin Smith (1970), and Martin Brest (1951). After him are Sean S. Cunningham (1941), Andrew Davis (1946), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Gordon Douglas (1907), Hal Roach (1892), and George Marshall (1891).

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Filmography

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Director
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Aug 13th 19456.8 / 10
The Three Musketeers
Director
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.
Oct 20th 19486.8 / 10
Viva Las Vegas
Director
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.
Feb 8th 19646.2 / 10