Sidney Lumet
Sidney Arthur Lumet ( loo-MET; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), and The Verdict (1982) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Prince of the City (1981). He did not win an individual Academy Award, but did receive an Academy Honorary Award, and 14 of his films were nominated for Oscars, including Network, which was nominated for ten and won four.
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| Full name at birth | Sidney Arthur Lumet
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| Claim to fame | Dog Day Afternoon
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1924
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| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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| Date of death | 9 April 2011
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| Age | 86 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of death | Cancer - Lymphoma
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| Resting place | Beth David CemeteryElmont, New York, U.S.
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| Occupation | Director, producer, screenwriter, actor
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| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm)
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| High school | Professional Children's School
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| University | Columbia University
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- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985." Pages 610-617. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
- Former son-in-law of Lena Horne; was married to her daughter, the journalist and author Gail Lumet Buckley (nee Gail Jones).
- Was the originally director of Funny Girl (1968), but left the picture over differences with producer Ray Stark and star Barbra Streisand. He was replaced by William Wyler.
- After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 he caused some controversy by continuing to shoot his New York based series "100 Centre Street" (2001) for the remainder of the day. Lumet said he told the crew that they could leave if they wanted but that no one did.
- Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982.
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