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Sidney Buchman (1902–1975)

The son of a Russian émigré clothing merchant, Sidney Buchman was born in Duluth, Minnesota, on March 27 1902. He initially attended the University of Minnesota. After his family moved to New York, he continued his studies at Columbia University, graduating in 1923. The following year, he travelled to England and worked as an assistant stage manager at the Old Vic... See full bio »

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1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington (based on a screenplay by)
 
1971 The Deadly Trap (scenario / as Sydney Buchman)
 
1966 The Group (screenplay)
 
1963 Cleopatra (screenplay)
 
1961 The Mark
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
She Married Her Boss (1956) (original screenplay)
 
1951 Saturday's Hero (screenplay)
 
1949 Jolson Sings Again (writer)
 
1948 To the Ends of the Earth (uncredited)
 
1946 The Jolson Story (uncredited)
 
1945 Over 21 (screenplay)
 
1943/I Sahara (uncredited)
 
1942 The Talk of the Town (screenplay)
 
1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan (screenplay)
 
1940 The Howards of Virginia (screenplay)
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (screenplay)
 
1938 Holiday (screenplay)
 
1937 The Awful Truth (uncredited)
 
1937 Lost Horizon (contributor to screenplay - uncredited)
 
1936 Theodora Goes Wild (screen play)
 
1936 Adventure in Manhattan (screenplay)
 
1936 The Music Goes 'Round (story)
 
1935 Love Me Forever (screenplay)
 
1935 I'll Love You Always (screenplay)
 
1934 Broadway Bill (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 
1934 His Greatest Gamble (screen play)
 
1934 Whom the Gods Destroy (screenplay)
 
1934 All of Me (screenplay)
 
1933 The Right to Romance (screenplay)
 
1933 From Hell to Heaven (writer)
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross (screen play)
 
1932 Thunder Below
 
1932 No One Man
 
1931 Daughter of the Dragon (dialogue)
 
1927 Matinee Ladies (story)
 
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1966 The Group (producer)
 
1949 Jolson Sings Again (producer)
 
1948 To the Ends of the Earth (producer)
 
1946 The Jolson Story (producer - uncredited)
 
1945 Over 21 (producer)
 
1945 A Song to Remember (producer)
 
1937 She Married an Artist (producer)
 
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1932 The Sign of the Cross (lyrics: "Ancaria's Song and Dance The Naked Moon" 1932 - uncredited)
 
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(April 1933) Stage: His play, "This One Man," was performed at the Embassy Repertory Theatre in London, England, with Alan Webb, Gillian Lind, Frank Royde, 'Harold Young (I)' and Roy Emerton in the cast. Andre Van Gyseghem was director.

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Sydney Buchman
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President of the Screen Writers Guild. [1941-1942] See more »

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