George Sidney(1916-2002)

Director
Producer
Writer

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The Harvey Girls (1946)

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. In 1933 he was assigned to direct screen tests of Judy Garland, Robert Taylor and Janet Leigh then he was promoted to shorts and the 'Our Gang' comedies winning two Oscars.He was promoted to features in 1942 directing such as 'Annie Get Your Gun', 'Showboat' and 'Pal Joey'.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 9 wins & 13 nominations total

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Scaramouche

7.5

Director

1952

Pepe

5.4

Director

1960

Show Boat

6.8

Director

1951

Young Bess

6.6

Director

1953

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Director

Half a Sixpence
6.4
- Director
- 1967
The Swinger
5.3
- Director
- 1966
Who Has Seen the Wind?
7.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1965
Viva Las Vegas
6.3
- Director
- 1964
A Ticklish Affair
5.8
- Director
- 1963
Bye Bye Birdie
6.6
- Director
- 1963
Pepe
5.4
- Director
- 1960
Who Was That Lady?
6.6
- Director
- 1960
Pal Joey
6.6
- Director
- 1957
Jeanne Eagels
6.2
- Director
- 1957
The Eddy Duchin Story
6.8
- Director
- 1956
Jupiter's Darling
5.7
- Director
- 1955
Kiss Me Kate
7.0
- Director
- 1953
Young Bess
6.6
- Director
- 1953
Scaramouche
7.5
- Director
- 1952

Producer

Writer

Trivia
Co-founded and co-financed Hanna-Barbera Productions (with William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Columbia Pictures' Screen Gems television division) in 1957 in and was the company's president for 10 years.

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[on Judy Garland] The studio was very patient with her. You had to be with this great talent. I simply thought she was bored, so I would devise difficult bits of business to keep her preoccupied. But this widespread notion that the studio somehow destroyed her is nonsense. Her personal life got too much for her. I prefer to think of her as she is in "The Harvey Girls" near the peak of her talent.