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S. Sylvan Simon (1910–1951)

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Director S. Sylvan Simon worked as a drama coach, radio executive and stage director before joining Warner Brothers in 1935. He then moved to MGM as director and assistant director in 1937. His sudden death at the age of 41 shocked all who knew him and he was mourned throughout the film industry. See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 41) in Beverly Hills, California, USA
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1949 Lust for Gold
 
1948 The Fuller Brush Man
 
1948 I Love Trouble
 
1947 Her Husband's Affairs
 
1946 The Cockeyed Miracle
 
1946 The Thrill of Brazil
 
1946 Bad Bascomb
 
1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
 
1945 Son of Lassie
 
1944 Song of the Open Road
 
1943 Whistling in Brooklyn
 
1943 Salute to the Marines
 
1942 Whistling in Dixie
 
1942 Tish
 
1942 Grand Central Murder
 
1942 Rio Rita
 
1942 The Bugle Sounds
 
1941 Whistling in the Dark
 
1941 Washington Melodrama
 
1940 Keeping Company
 
1940 Dulcy
 
1940 Sporting Blood
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
 
1939 Dancing Co-Ed
 
1939 These Glamour Girls
 
1939 The Kid from Texas
 
1939 Four Girls in White
 
1938 Spring Madness
 
1938 The Road to Reno
 
1938 The Nurse from Brooklyn
 
1938 The Crime of Doctor Hallet
 
1937 Prescription for Romance
 
1937 A Girl with Ideas
 
1937 Hollywood Screen Test (short)
 
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1950 Born Yesterday (producer)
 
1950 The Fuller Brush Girl (producer - uncredited)
 
1950 The Good Humor Man (producer)
 
1950 Father Is a Bachelor (producer)
 
1949 Miss Grant Takes Richmond (producer)
 
1949 Lust for Gold (producer)
 
1949 Shockproof (producer - uncredited)
 
1948 The Fuller Brush Man (producer)
 
1948 I Love Trouble (producer)
 
1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (producer - uncredited)
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
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1941 Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (documentary short)
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1937 Hollywood Screen Test (short)
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I Love Trouble -- A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's past. The detective (Franchot Tone) discovers that the wife had been a dancer and left her home town with an actor...
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(????) Stage: Directed "Girls in Uniform" on Broadway. See more »
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[on working with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood] Beery [Wallace Beery] works from instinct, Skelton [Red Skelton] works from script, and Abbott and Costello work when they feel like it. See more »

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Father of Susan Simon. See more »

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