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George Sidney: Creativity and Innovation in Golden-Age Hollywood
"I was always terribly interested in all phases of filmmaking. Whenever they wanted any experimenting done in the studio with new equipment, they'd say, 'Hey get the kid up there, he'll do it.' "
-- George Sidney, 1987
George Sidney (1916-2002), was an Oscar-winning director of musicals, dramas, and comedies during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1950s. Sidney was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for fifteen years and later directed films for both Columbia Pictures and Paramount. In many of his motion pictures Sidney pioneered new techniques such as filming underwater, combining live action with animation, shooting on location, and filming in 3-D. This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of George Sidney's birth and salutes his career as a film innovator. For more information about Hollywood as a place of invention, please visit the Places of Invention exhibition on the first floor of this museum. |