Sidney Luft (November 2, 1915 – September 15, 2005) was a film producer of world renown and is most famous for producing the film A Star Is Born, which starred his then-wife Judy Garland. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Star Is Born is the title of several successful movies. ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ...

He was born Michael Sidney Luft on November 2, 1915 in New York City, New York to Jewish immigrants from Russia and Germany. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... New York, New York redirects here. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

He was married four times:

• 1) On November 28, 1943 he married Lynn Bari. They had one child, a son, named John. They divorced on December 26, 1950.
• 2) On June 8, 1952 he married Judy Garland. They had two children, Joey Luft and Lorna Luft. They divorced in 1964, but it was not finalized until 1966. He is also brother-in-law of Mary Jane Gumm and Virginia Gumm
• 3) In 1970 he married Patti Hemingway, with whom he later divorced.
• 4) On March 20, 1993 he married Camille Keaton, grandniece of Buster Keaton.

Luft was once an amateur boxer and bar-room brawler. He also had been in the Royal Canadian Air Force, which he served as a pilot. In the early fourties he was a test pilot for Douglas. November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Bari in The Amazing Mr. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joey Luft is the son of celebrity couple Judy Garland and Sidney Luft. ... Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952 in Santa Monica, California) is an American entertainer, who has appeared on stage in Broadway, television, and film since childhood. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Camille Keaton (July 20, 1950 in Atlanta, GA) is an American actress and the last wife of film producer Sidney Luft. ... Joseph Frank Keaton Jr. ...

He sported the nickname One-Punch Luft.

Sidney Luft died September 15, 2005 in Santa Monica, California of a heart attack. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in western Los Angeles County, California, USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

Filmography

• Kilroy Was Here (1947)
• French Leave (1948)
• General Electric Theater (TV) (Episode: Judy Garland Musical Special)
• A Star Is Born (1954)
• Ford Star Jubilee (TV) (Episode: The Judy Garland Special)
• Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997)

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External links

• Sidney Luft at the Internet Movie Database
• Sidney Luft
• AMCTV.COM Sidney Luft
• Sid Luft: Judy Garland's third husband and producer of her comeback film
• The Least Worst Man: Sidney Luft (1915-2005)