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Sidney Lumet Biography (1924-)
Born June 25, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Baruch (an actor, writer, producer, and director) and Eugenia (an actress; maiden name, Wermus) Lumet; married Rita Gam (an actress; divorced); married Gloria Vanderbilt (a fashion designer), August 27, 1956 (divorced, 1963); married Gail Buckley (an actress),November 23, 1963 (divorced, 1978); married Mary Gimbel, October 1980; children: (third marriage) Amy, Jenny. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, screenwriter, actor
- Birth Details
- June 25, 1924
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Director, Twelve Angry Men, United Artists, 1957
- Director, Stage Struck, Buena Vista, 1958
- Director, That Kind of Woman, Paramount, 1959
- Director, The Fugitive Kind, United Artists, 1960
- Director, A View from the Bridge (also known as Vu du pontand Uno sguardo dal ponte), Continental, 1962
- Director, Long Day's Journey into Night, Embassy, 1962
- Director and co-executive producer, Fail Safe, Columbia, 1964
- Director, The Pawnbroker, American International, 1965
- Director, Up from the Beach, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
- Director, The Hill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
- Director, The Group, United Artists, 1966
- Director and producer, The Deadly Affair, Columbia, 1967
- Director and producer, Bye Bye Braverman, Warner Bros., 1968
- Director and producer, The Seagull, Warner Bros., 1968
- Director and (with Joseph Mankiewicz) producer, King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis, 1970
- Director, The Appointment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
- Director and producer, The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (also known as Blood Kin and The Seven Descents of Myrtle), Warner Bros.,1970
- Director, The Anderson Tapes, Columbia, 1971
- Director, Child's Play, Paramount, 1972
- Director, The Offense (also known as Something Like the Truth and The Offence), United Artists, 1973
- Director, Serpico, Paramount, 1973
- Director, Lovin' Molly, Columbia, 1974
- Director, Murder on the Orient Express, Paramount, 1974
- Director, Dog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros., 1975
- Director, Equus, United Artists, 1977
- Director, Network, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1977
- Director, The Wiz, Universal, 1978
- Director and producer, Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Bros., 1980
- Director, Prince of the City, Warner Bros., 1981
- Director, Deathtrap (also known as Ira Levin's Deathtrap),Warner Bros., 1982
- Director, The Verdict, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
- Director and executive producer, Daniel, Paramount, 1983
- Director, Garbo Talks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
- Director, Power, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Director, The Morning After, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Director, Running on Empty, Lorimar, 1988
- Director, Family Business, TriStar, 1989
- Director, Q&A, TriStar, 1990
- Director, A Stranger among Us (also known as Close to Eden), Buena Vista, 1992
- Director, Guilty As Sin, Buena Vista, 1993
- Director, Night Falls on Manhattan, Paramount, 1997
- Director and producer, Critical Care, Live Film & Mediaworks,1997
- Director, Gloria, Columbia, 1999
- Director, The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenmann, 2000
- Director, The Set-Up, 2004
- Director, Find Me Guilty, 2005
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Film Appearances
- Joey Rogers, One Third of a Nation, Paramount, 1939
- (As Sydney Lumet) Voice, The 400 Million (documentary), Garrison Film Distributors, 1939
- Director, Wiz on Down the Road, 1978
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50 Years of Action!, 1986
- Director, "White Fish," Funny, Original Cinema, 1988
- Himself, Listen Up (also known as Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones), Warner Bros., 1990
- Himself, Sean Connery Close Up (documentary), Blue Dolphin Film Distribution, 1997
- Himself, Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (documentary), 1997
- Himself, Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove (documentary), Columbia, 2000
- Himself, Revisiting "Fail-Safe" (documentary), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000
- (Uncredited) Himself, The Tramp and the Dictator (documentary), Warner Home Video, 2002
- Himself, A Decade under the Influence (documentary), IFC Films, 2003
- Himself, Spike Lee's "25th Hour": The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (documentary short film), Touchstone Home Video, 2003
- Himself, Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary), 2004
- Political pundit, The Manchurian Candidate, Paramount, 2004
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Television Director
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Series
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Danger, CBS, 1951-1953
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You Are There, CBS, 1952-1953
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Serpico, 1976
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Television Executive Producer
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Series
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100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
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Television Director
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Miniseries
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The Sacco-Vanzetti Story, NBC, 1960
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Specials
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John Brown's Raid, NBC, 1960
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Cry Vengeance, NBC, 1961
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Strip Search, HBO, 2004
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Episodic
- "Antigone," Omnibus III, CBS, 1954
- "Stage Door," The Best of Broadway, CBS, 1955
- "The Show-Off," The Best of Broadway, CBS, 1955
- "The Philadelphia Story," The Best of Broadway, CBS, 1955
- "Crime in the Streets," The Elgin Hour, 1955
- "Tragedy in a Temporary Town," The Alcoa Hour, 1955
- "Incident in an Alley," The United States Steel Hour (also known as The U.S. Steel Hour), 1955
- "Long After Summer," The Alcoa Hour, 1956
- "Mr. Broadway," Producers' Showcase, 1957
- "The Rice Sprout Song," Studio One (also known as Studio One Summer Theatre,
Studio One in Hollywood,
Summer Theatre,
Westinghouse Studio One, and Westinghosue Summer Theatre), CBS, 1957
- "Mooney's Kid Don't Cry," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "The Last of My Gold Watches," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "This Property Is Condemned," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "All the King's Men: Parts 1 & 2," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "Dog in a Bus Tunnel," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "Three Plays by Tennessee Williams," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "Fifty Grand," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates," Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1958
- "The Count of Monte Cristo," The DuPont Show of the Month, 1958
- "The Hiding Place," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1960
- "The Dybbuk," Play of the Week, NTA, 1960
- "Rashomon," Play of the Week, NTA, 1960
- "The Iceman Cometh: Parts 1 & 2," Play of the Week, NTA, 1960
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100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001-2002
- Also directed "Man on Fire," The Alcoa Hour; "The Meanest Man in the World," The United States Steel Hour (also known as The U.S. Steel Hour); "The Philadelphia Story," The Best of Broadway, CBS; episodes of Omnibus, CBS; Mama, CBS; Goodyear Playhouse, NBC; Crime Photographer;
CBS Television Workshop.
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Television Producer
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Episodic
- "Mr. Broadway," Producers' Showcase, 1957
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda, syndicated, 1988
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William Holden: The Golden Boy (also known as Crazy about the Movies), Cinemax, 1989
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Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
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Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones, 1991
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Fonda on Fonda, TNT, 1992
- Interviewee, "Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval," American Masters, PBS, 1995
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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery, Lifetime, 1997
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AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
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NYTV: By the People Who Made It, PBS, 1998
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Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
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Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (documentary), PBS, 2001
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Paul Newman (documentary), Bravo, 2001
- Himself, New York at the Movies (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
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Eugene O'Neill: A Haunted Life (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
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The AMC Project: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary), AMC, 2003
- Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains (also knownas AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest ScreenCharacters), CBS, 2003
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Episodic
- "The Face of Fear," Danger, 1952
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American Cinema, PBS, 1995
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Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
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Stage Director
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The Doctor's Dilemma, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1955
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Picnic (summer theatre production), 1955
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The Night of the Auk, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1956
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Caligula, 54th Street Theatre, New York City, 1960
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Nowhere to Go But Up, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1962
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Blue Light, Bay Street Theatre, New York City, 1995
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The Shawl, Jewish Repertory Theater at Playhouse, New York City, 1996
- Directed summer theatre productions, 1947-49.
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Stage Appearances
- (Broadway debut) Dead End kid, Dead End, Belasco Theatre, 1935
- Estranged One's Son, The Eternal Road, Manhattan Opera House, NewYork City, 1937
- Stanley, Sunup to Sundown, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1938
- Mickey, Schoolhouse on the Lot, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1938
- Leo, Christmas Eve, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1939
- Johnny, My Heart's in the Highlands, Guild Theatre, New York City,1939
- Joshua, Journey to Jerusalem, National Theatre, New York City, 1940
- Hymie Tashman, Morning Star, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1940
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George Washington Slept Here, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1940
- Willie Berg, Brooklyn, USA, Forrest Theatre, New York City, 1941
- David, A Flag Is Born, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1946
- Tonya, Seeds in the Wind, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1948
- Made stage debut at Yiddish Theatre, New York City, 1928.
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Radio Appearances
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The Rabbi from Brownsville, 1931-1932
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Jay Presson Allen) Prince of the City, Warner Bros., 1981
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Q&A, Tri Star, 1990
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Night Falls on Manhattan, Paramount, 1997
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The Set-Up, 2004
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Television Episodes
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100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001-2002
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Books
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Making Movies, Knopf, 1995
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Bowles, Stephen E., Sidney Lumet: A Guide to References and Resources, G. K. Hall, 1979
- Boyer, Jay, Sidney Lumet, Twayne, 1993
- Cunningham, Frank R., Sidney Lumet: Film and Literary Vision, University Press of Kentucky, 1991
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Encyclopedia of World Biography, Volume 22, Gale Group, 2002
Periodicals
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Film Comment, July/August, 1997, p. 50
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