| Sylvia Sidney | |
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 from the trailer for Fury (1936) |
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| Born | Sophia Kosow August 8, 1910 Bronx, New York |
| Died | July 1, 1999 (aged 88) New York, New York |
| Years active | 1929-1998 |
| Spouse(s) | Bennett Cerf (1935-1936) Luther Adler (1938-1946) Carlton Alsop (1947-1951) |
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Biography
Early life
Sidney, an only child, was born Sophia Kosow[1] in The Bronx, New York, the daughter of Rebecca (née Saperstein), a Romanian Jew, and Victor Kosow, a Russian Jewish immigrant who worked as a clothing salesman. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending [2][3] She was adopted by her step-father, Sigmund Sidney, a dentist. [4] Sidney became an actress at the age of fifteen as a way of overcoming shyness, using her stepfather's surname as her professional surname. As a student of the Theater Guild's School for Acting, Sidney appeared in several of their productions during the 1920s and earned praise from theater critics. In 1926, she was seen by a Hollywood talent scout and made her first film appearance later that year.
Career
During the Depression, Sidney appeared in a string of films, often playing the girlfriend or the sister of a gangster. She appeared opposite such heavyweight screen idols as Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda, Joel McCrea, Fredric March, George Raft (a frequent screen partner), and Cary Grant. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and Joel Albert McCrea, (November 5 &ndashOctober 20) was an American actor and Film star whose career spanned 50 years and appearances in over 90 films Fredric March ( August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American two-time Academy Award and Tony Award -winning George Raft ( 26 September 1895 – 24 November 1980) was an American Film Actor most closely identified Among her films from this period were: An American Tragedy, City Streets and Street Scene (all 1931), Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage and Fritz Lang's Fury (both 1936), You Only Live Once and Dead End (both 1937). City Streets is a 1931 film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul Lukas and Guy Street Scene is a 1931 Black-and-white drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by King Vidor. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Sabotage, also released as The Woman Alone, is a 1936 British Thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Fury is a Drama film which tells the story of an innocent man who narrowly escapes being lynched and the revenge he seeks You Only Live Once is a 1937 crime drama film starring Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda. Dead End is a 1937 Crime drama film It is an adaptation of the Sidney Kingsley 1935 Broadway play of the same name Although Sidney had an arresting, slightly Eurasian face and a lovely figure, these assets were often obscured for the sake of the stark, gritty plots of her films.
Her career diminished somewhat during the 1940s. The Wagons Roll at Night is a 1941 circus film starring Humphrey Bogart as Travelling carnival owner Nick Coster Sylvia Sidney as In 1952, she played the role of Fantine in Les Misérables, and her performance was widely praised and allowed her opportunities to develop as a character actress. Les Misérables is a 1952 film adaptation of the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. She received an Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), and was visibly furious at losing to the 10-year-old Tatum O'Neal. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Summer Wishes Winter Dreams is a 1973 film which tells the story of a New York City homemaker who rethinks her relationships with her husband her Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles California) is an Academy Award -winning American actress best
As an elderly woman Sidney continued to play supporting screen roles, and was identifiable by her husky voice, the result of a lifetime cigarette smoking habit. She was the formidable Miss Coral in the film version of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and later was cast as Aidan Quinn's grandmother in the television production of An Early Frost for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Aidan Quinn ( Irish: Aodhán Ó Cuinn born March 8 1959) is an Irish American Actor. An Early Frost was the first major Film to deal with the topic of HIV / AIDS. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner She played Aunt Marion in Damien: Omen II and had key roles in Beetlejuice (directed by longtime Sidney fan Tim Burton) and Used People (which co-starred Jessica Tandy, Marcello Mastroianni, Marcia Gay Harden, Kathy Bates and Shirley MacLaine). Damien Omen II, is a 1978 sequel to the Iconic horror film The Omen and the second film in The Omen series. Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Used People is a 1992 American Romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron. Jessie Alice Tandy ( June 7, 1909 &ndash September 11, 1994) was a British - American stage and film actress Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28 1924 &ndash December 19 1996 was an Italian film actor Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award -winning and Tony Award and Emmy Award-nominated American Actress. Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award two-time Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known Her final role was in another film by Burton, Mars Attacks!, in which she played a senile grandmother whose beloved Slim Whitman records stop an alien invasion from Mars when played over a loudspeaker. Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Black comedy and Science fiction Movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Slim Whitman (born January 20, 1924 in Tampa Florida) is an American Country music singer and songwriter
On TV, she appeared as the imperious mother of Gordon Jump on the pilot episode of WKRP in Cincinnati; as the troubled grandmother of Melanie Mayron in the comedy-drama Thirtysomething and, finally, as the crotchety travel clerk on the short-lived late-1990s revival of Fantasy Island with Malcolm McDowell, Fyvush Finkel and Mädchen Amick. Arthur Gordon Jump ( April 1, 1932 &ndash September 22 2003) was an American Actor best known as the clueless Radio station WKRP in Cincinnati ( 1978 &ndash 1982) is an American Situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling Melanie Joy Mayron She trained as an actress at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Thirtysomething is an American Television drama about a group of Baby boomers in their thirties The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 This article is about the television series For the Amusement park, see Martin's Fantasy Island or Fantasy Island UK Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943 is an English Actor. Philip “Fyvush” Finkel (born October 9, 1922 in Brooklyn New York) is an American actor best known as a star of Yiddish theater Mädchen Amick (born December 12 1970) is an American actress, best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the cult TV
Sidney's Broadway theatre career spanned five decades, from her debut performance as a graduate of the Theatre Guild School in the June 1926 3-act fantasy Prunella[5] to the Tennessee Williams play Vieux Carré in 1977. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical Vieux Carré is a play by Tennessee Williams. Although he began writing it shortly after moving to New Orleans in 1938 it wasn't completed until nearly Additional credits include The Fourposter, Enter Laughing, and Barefoot in the Park. The Fourposter is a 1951 play written by Jan de Hartog. The two-character story spans thirty-five years from 1890 to 1925 as it focuses on the trials and tribulations Enter Laughing is a play by Joseph Stein. Based on the semi- Autobiographical novel by Carl Reiner, it centers on the journey of young aspiring Barefoot in the Park is a play by Neil Simon. Its focus is on newlywed couple Corie and Paul Bratter who are setting up house in a minuscule fifth-floor walkup
Personal life
Sidney was married three times, she married publisher Bennet Cerf on 1 October 1935, but the couple were divorced shortly after on April 9, 1936. Bennett Alfred Cerf ( May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations She then was married to actor and acting teacher Luther Adler from 1938 until 1947, by whom she had a son, Jacob, who predeceased her, and a daughter, Jody, who was born on October 22, 1939. Luther Adler ( May 4, 1903 - December 8, 1984) was an American Actor best known for his work in Theatre, but On March 5, 1947 she married radio producer and announcer Carlton Alsop. They were divorced on March 22, 1951.
Death
Sidney died from throat cancer in New York City at the age of 88, after a career spanning more than 70 years. Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the Esophagus. There are various subtypes The City of New York
Sidney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures at 6245 Hollywood Boulevard. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest
Filmography
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References
- ^ Sylvia Sidney, 30's Film Heroine, Dies at 88 - New York Times
- ^ Sylvia Sidney Biography (1910-)
- ^ The Guardian (06/Jul/1999) - Obituary: Sylvia Sidney :: Alfred Hitchcock DVD Wiki
- ^ Sylvia Sidney, 30's Film Heroine, Dies at 88 - New York Times
- ^ "Prunella Charming In Guild Youths' Hands" (New York Times, June 16, 1926 Pg. The Love Boat (simply Love Boat in its final season is an American Television series set on a Cruise ship, which Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator Whiz Kids is a 1983 American action / adventure Television series which aired on CBS for one season (18 episodes Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from An Early Frost was the first major Film to deal with the topic of HIV / AIDS. Dear John was an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The Equalizer is an American action-adventure television series initially broadcast on the CBS Network between 1985 and 1989 Thirtysomething is an American Television drama about a group of Baby boomers in their thirties Diagnosis Murder is a mystery / medical / Crime drama Television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr This article is about the television series For the Amusement park, see Martin's Fantasy Island or Fantasy Island UK 23
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| NAME | Sidney, Sylvia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kosow, Sophia |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1999 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | New York, New York |
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| Preceded by Faye Dunaway for Ellis Island |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Mini-series 1986 for An Early Frost |
Succeeded by Olivia de Havilland for Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna |
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