Biography for
George Sidney (II) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

4 October 1916, Long Island City, New York, USA

Date of Death

5 May 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (complications of lymphoma)

Spouse

Corinne Cole	(1991 - 5 May 2002) (his death)
Jane Robinson	(1973 - 1991) (her death)
Lillian Burns	(? - ?)

Trivia

His second wife Jane Robinson was the widow of actor Edward G. Robinson.

His father was a prosperous Broadway producer, his mother and uncle also stage performers. He was a child actor, who appeared in vaudeville but started his film career at MGM as a messenger.

Was an innovator who paired live actors like Gene Kelly on screen with animated characters like cartoon mouse Jerry in Anchors Aweigh (1945).

First recipient of the DGA president's award, 1998.

Financed and founded Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1944 and was president for 10 years.

Son of Hazel Mooney and nephew of the actor George Sidney.

President of the Screen Directors Guild. [1951-1959]

President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA). [1961-1967]

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 992-997. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

Started at MGM directing the "Our Gang" (Little Rascals) comedies in the early 30s.