Finding aid for the George Sidney collection 2356
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 April
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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
Box 1a, Box 2, Box 3a, Box 4a, Box 5a, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33, Box 34, Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44, Box 45, Box 46, Box 1b, Box 3b, Box 4b, Box 5b
Unprocessed materials