George Sidney

George Sidney was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964). With an extensive background in acting, stage direction, film editing, and music, Sidney created many of post-war Hollywood's big budget musicals, such as Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Show Boat (1951), Kiss Me Kate (1953), Jupiter's Darling (1955), and Pal Joey (1957). He was also a president of the Screen Directors Guild for 16 years.

4 October 1916

Born on the same birth date (4 October 1916): Jan Murray • Ken Wood (manufacturer) • Vitaly Ginzburg

Born on the same birth day (4 October): Carlos Carsolio • Charlie Leibrandt • Iain Hewitson • James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond • Kenny Clark (defensive tackle) • Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas • Petri Kontiola • Razor Smith • Robert Bellarmine • Sam Huff • Stephen Gyllenhaal • Susan Sarandon

Born in the same month (October 1916): Alice Childress • Anne Sharp • C. Everett Koop • Carl Johan Bernadotte • Chiang Wei-kuo • François Mitterrand • George Turner (writer) • Helge Larsson • James Herriot • José López Rega • Ken Wood (manufacturer) • Lock Martin • Minoru Yasui • Nanaji Deshmukh • Pearl Hackney • Vitaly Ginzburg