Sidney (Sid) Luft (November 2, 1915 – September 15, 2005) was an internationally known film producer most famous for producing A Star Is Born featuring 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 (MCMXV) 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 in New York City, New York to Jewish immigrants from Russia and Germany. His first theatrical job was as secretary to MGM dancer Eleanor Powell, which gained him a foot in Hollywood's door. As Powell's movie career foundered, he managed and married Lynn Bari, an actress who never managed to achieve filmdom's A-list. When Bari's career waned, Luft met Garland and became her manager. He is generally referred to as a producer but records show he only produced two B movies prior to his marriage to Judy Garland, one movie starring Garland, and none thereafter. 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. ... Eleanor Powell, left, in Broadway Melody of 1938. ... Bari in The Amazing Mr. ...

He was married four times:

• On November 28, 1943 he married Lynn Bari. They had one child, a son, named John. They divorced on December 26, 1950.
• 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.
• In 1970 he married Patti Hemingway, from whom he was later divorced.
• On March 20, 1993 he married Camille Keaton, grandniece of Buster Keaton.

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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 in western Los Angeles County, California, USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, 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)