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Sidney Lanfield
  • Nickname:
    Sid
  • Date of Birth:
    April 20, 1898
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Place of Death:
    Marina del Rey, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    June 20, 1972
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Sidney Lanfield
  • Spouse:
    Shirley Mason (February 1927 - 20 June 1972) (his death)

Career

Sidney Lanfield

Trivia

Sidney Lanfield
  • He is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
  • Lanfield was married to film actress Shirley Mason from 1927 until his death in 1972.
  • In the early 1950s the reputedly strict taskmaster-director moved to television where his vaudeville and comic background in films were put to use in television comedies including McHale's Navy and The Addams Family.
  • Lanfield's most profitable film, however, was the first teaming of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson in 1939's The Hound of the Baskervilles.
  • He is probably best remembered for directing actor Bob Hope in a number of films including My Favorite Blonde (1942), Let's Face It (1943), Where There's Life (1947), and The Lemon Drop Kid (1951).

Biography

Sidney Lanfield
Last Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2009

Sidney Lanfield (April 20, 1898-June 20, 1972) was a film director known for directing comedy films and later television programs. The one-time musician's first directing job was for the Fox Film Corporation in 1930; he went on to direct a number of films for 20th Century Fox. In 1941, he directed the Fred Astaire film You'll Never Get Rich for Columbia Pictures, then moved to Paramount Pictures.

There Lanfield worked on a number of film comedies. He is probably best remembered for directing actor Bob Hope in a number of films including My Favorite Blonde (1942), Let's Face It (1943), Where There's Life (1947), and The Lemon Drop Kid (1951). Lanfield's most profitable film, however, was the first teaming of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson in 1939's The Hound of the Baskervilles.

In the early 1950s the reputedly strict taskmaster-director moved to television where his vaudville and comic background in films were put to use in television comedies including McHale's Navy and The Addams Family.

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