Sidney Lumet
Film director
1924 – 2011
Who was Sidney Lumet?
Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and The Verdict. He did not win an individual Academy Award, but he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for ten, winning four.
The Encyclopedia of Hollywood states that Lumet was one of the most prolific directors of the modern era, making more than one movie per year on average since his directorial debut in 1957. He was noted by Turner Classic Movies for his "strong direction of actors", "vigorous storytelling" and the "social realism" in his best work. Film critic Roger Ebert described him as having been "one of the finest craftsmen and warmest humanitarians among all film directors." Lumet was also known as an "actor's director," having worked with the best of them during his career, probably more than "any other director." Sean Connery, who acted in five of his films, considered him one of his favorite directors, and a director who had that "vision thing."
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- Born
- Jun 25, 1924
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Sydney Lumet
- Alan Smithee
- Sidney Arthur Lumet
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Rita Gam
(1949 - 1955) - Gloria Vanderbilt
(1956/08/27 - 1963/08/24) - Gail Lumet Buckley
(1963/11/23 - 1978) - Mary Gimbel
(1980 - 2011/04/09)
- Rita Gam
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Professional Children's School
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Apr 9, 2011
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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