Geoge Sidney ( October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). There are 88 days remaining. Events 600-1899 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, otherthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. 1535 - The first complete English language Bible is printed, with translations by William... October 4, 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. Impressionist Monet paints Water Lilies. January 8 - Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli January 17 - The Professional Golfers Association... 1916 - May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). There are 240 days remaining. There are usually 92 days in Spring. We are considered halfway through Spring on May 5. Events 1600-1899 1640 - King Charles I of England disbands the Short... May 5, 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: reporter Daniel Pearl March 31 - Ukraine: elections for the Parliament April April 2 - Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where Palestinian terrorists are holding around 200 hostages. A siege ensues. April... 2002) was a prolific The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... American The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. A film director directs the artistic and dramatic aspects of a film. The role typically includes: Defining the overall artistic vision of the film. Controlling the... film director, who directed many notable films, mostly for the (Art for Arts Sake) and their trademark lion, Leo in 1928 (who had been born in captivity in Dublin Zoo in Ireland). Not long after this merger, Loew died, leaving control of the studios to his associate Nicholas Schenck; Schenck then attempted to sell the properties to what would... Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. He was born in Long Island City, New York, often abbreviated L.I.C., is an area in the borough of Queens in New York City. It was created in 1870 from the communities of Astoria, Hunters Point, Blissville, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills and Bowery Bay. It is located in the northwest part of Long... Long Island City, New York.

Sidney got his start as an assistant at MGM until being assigned to direct the A poster for the 1931 , also known as was produced at the Roach studio starting in 1922 as a silent short subject series. Roach changed distributors from Pathé to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1927, went to sound in 1929, and continued production until 1938, when he sold the... Our Gang comedies, which MGM had just acquired from For the Irish comedian, see Hal Roach (comedian) Harold Eugene Roach (January 14, 1892 - November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer from 1910s to 1980s, born in Elmira, New York. During the 1920s and 1930s, he employed stars such as Harold Lloyd, the Our Gang kids, Charley... Hal Roach, in 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-May January 3 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 11 - Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 - Wedding of King... 1938. Sidney, then age 21, was the youngest Our Gang senior director ever, and was only nine years older than the oldest Our Gang kid, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer's brother Harold.

After a year of working on Our Gang shorts, Sidney moved on to the Crime Does Not Pay series. Soon, he graduated to features, directing a number of popular MGM films, many of them Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, frequently being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms (and thus usually different instrumentation), the use of unaccompanied dialogue (though some musicals are entirely accompanied... musicals, such as and . . It was proved Dumas based his work on the book (1921) – a French silent film version featuring Aimé Simon-Girard as DArtagnan and Claude Mérelle as Milady de Winter. A blockbuster of its day, which spawned a number of sequels (an adaptation of (1921) – a... The Three Musketeers ( 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution. January 4... 1948), was first staged at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway on May 16, 1946 and ran for 1147 performances. It was directed by Joshua Logan. Ethel Merman starred as Annie in the original production, with Ray Middleton in the leading male role as Frank Butler. London production The show opened at... Annie Get Your Gun ( Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the... 1950), is a cornucopia of famous, favorite songs -- songs that many people today do not realize first appeared in this musical. The score includes: was filmed in 1929 with a censored story line. This version stars Laura La Plante, Joseph Schildkraut, Otis Harlan, Emily Fitzroy, Alma Rubens, Elise Bartlett, and Jack... Show Boat, and, most notably, Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. He started his career under the name the Hillbilly Cat and was soon... Elvis' Categories: 1964 films | Musical films | Elvis Presley films ... Viva Las Vegas ( 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 - Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the... 1964).

Sidney had helped MGM colleagues William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an animator, director, producer, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera Productions. The studio produced well-known cartoons such as , one of the Harman-Ising series. The same year, they hired storyman Joseph Barbera from Terrytoons... William Hanna and Joseph Roland Barbera (born March 24, 1911) is an animator, storyboard artist, director, producer and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera Productions. The studio produced well-known cartoons such as (a series about human characters, not the cat-and-mouse), (1940), the first Tom and Jerry film... Joseph Barbera bankroll their side company Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. is a cartoon animation studio founded by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera that has produced television cartoons for over forty years. Founding Hanna and Barbera were first teamed together while working at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studio in 1939... Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events World War II January January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 - The Royal Air... 1944, a company he remained associated with for ten years. The following year, Hanna and Barbera's title card from the 1940s cartoons produced by outside studios in the 1960s (Gene Deitchs Rembrandt Films from 1961 to 1962, and Chuck Jones Sib Tower 12 Productions from 1963 to 1967). cartoons are, for the most part, virtually silent, as neither Tom nor Jerry usually speaks, except for... Jerry Mouse appeared alongside Eugene Curran Kelly (born August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died February 2, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California after suffering two strokes at the age of 83), was best known as an American dancer in films, but was also an actor, singer, director and choreographer. An energetic and athletic... Gene Kelly in Sidney's also often refers to photographic film used to make still photographs, or to the flexible strip of plastic covered in a light-sensitive silver halide solution, also called filmstock, on which motion pictures have historically been made. The images that make up a motion picture are all individual photographs. But... film was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Kelly), Best Cinematography, Color, Best Music, Song (for Jule Styne (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) for I Fall in Love Too Easily), and Best Picture. The movie is famous for an extended sequence where Gene Kelly dances with Jerry... Anchors Aweigh.

For his work in the art of Cinema can refer to: the medium of film, i.e. motion pictures or movies the building in which films are shown, i.e. a movie theater the art of cinematography See also history of cinema Categories: Disambiguation ... cinema, George Sidney was awarded a star on the A small part of the Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce... Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died of complications from Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that develop in the lymphatic system. Hodgkins disease, discovered by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832, is one type of lymphoma. All other lymphomas are grouped together and are called non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Prevalence According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health... lymphoma on May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). There are 240 days remaining. There are usually 92 days in Spring. We are considered halfway through Spring on May 5. Events 1600-1899 1640 - King Charles I of England disbands the Short... May 5, 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: reporter Daniel Pearl March 31 - Ukraine: elections for the Parliament April April 2 - Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where Palestinian terrorists are holding around 200 hostages. A siege ensues. April... 2002, in Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada and a major tourist destination. At the 2000 census, the city had a population of 478,434 making it the largest city in the state of Nevada. The citys official population estimate as of July 1, 2002 is 514,640. Las... Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 85.

External link

• George Sidney (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796645/) at the The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), owned by Amazon.com, is an online database of information about movie stars, movies, television shows, commercials, and video games. The IMDb has an extensive amount of information on works, including basic details such as actors and directors, plot summaries and reviews, as well as... Internet Movie Database