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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: George Sidney collection
Creator:
Sidney, George, 1916-2002
Identifier/Call Number: 2356
Physical Description:
95.521 Linear Feet
50 boxes
Date (bulk): 1930s-1960s
Abstract: This collection consists of the phonograph records and realia of American film director and producer George Sidney (1916-2002).
These include photographs, drawings, and awards that Sidney received.
Language of Material:
English.
This collection consists of the phonograph records and realia of American film director and producer George Sidney (1916-2002).
These include photographs, drawings, and awards that Sidney received. Sidney primarily worked with MGM on films, including
"Bye Bye Birdie" (1963), "Viva Las Vegas" (1964), "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950), "Show Boat" (1951), "Kiss Me Kate" (1953),
and "Jupiter's Darling" (1955).
George Sidney (1916-2002) was an American film director and producer. He worked for MGM for most of his career. The films
he directed for MGM inlcude "Bye Bye Birdie" (1963), "Viva Las Vegas" (1964), "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950), "Show Boat" (1951),
"Kiss Me Kate" (1953), and "Jupiter's Darling" (1955). Sidney began at MGM editing film. His film editing won two Academy
Awards for "Quicker'n A Wink" (1940) and "Of Pups and Puzzles" (1941).
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of George Sidney, December 1981.
[Box/folder no. or item name], George Sidney collection, Collection no. 2356, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources
long-playing records
Awards
Photographs
Drawings
Musical films -- United States -- Archival resources
Sidney, George, 1916-2002 -- Archives