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Mark Sandrich(1900-1945)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Mark Sandrich
Mark Sandrich was born on 26 October 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Shall We Dance (1937), Holiday Inn (1942) and Here Come the Waves (1944). He was previously married to Freda Wirtschafter. He died on 4 March 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornOctober 26, 1900
DiedMarch 4, 1945(44)
BornOctober 26, 1900
DiedMarch 4, 1945(44)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Mark Sandrich
Ginger Rogers, Ernest Pagano, and Mark Sandrich in Shall We Dance (1937)
George Gershwin and Mark Sandrich in Shall We Dance (1937)
Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and Mark Sandrich in Holiday Inn (1942)
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Mark Sandrich in Follow the Fleet (1936)
Eddie Borden, Dorothy Granger, and Mark Sandrich in Thru Thin and Thicket, or Who's Zoo in Africa (1933)
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Joseph F. Biroc, David Abel, Willard Barth, and Mark Sandrich in Shall We Dance (1937)
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Joseph F. Biroc, Willard Barth, and Mark Sandrich in Follow the Fleet (1936)
Dorothy Lamour and Mark Sandrich in Man About Town (1939)
Ginger Rogers and Mark Sandrich in Top Hat (1935)
Mark Sandrich
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Mark Sandrich in Top Hat (1935)

Known for:

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937)
Shall We Dance
7.5
  • Director
  • 1937
Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
Holiday Inn
7.3
  • Director
  • 1942
Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, and Sonny Tufts in Here Come the Waves (1944)
Here Come the Waves
6.1
  • Director
  • 1944
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat (1935)
Top Hat
7.7
  • Director
  • 1935

Credits

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Director

  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Billy De Wolfe in Blue Skies (1946)
    Blue Skies
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, and Sonny Tufts in Here Come the Waves (1944)
    Here Come the Waves
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Paulette Goddard, Barry Fitzgerald, and Sonny Tufts in I Love a Soldier (1944)
    I Love a Soldier
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    So Proudly We Hail!
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
    Holiday Inn
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Brian Aherne, Claudette Colbert, and Ray Milland in Skylark (1941)
    Skylark
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Mary Martin in Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, and Ellen Drew in Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
    Buck Benny Rides Again
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Binnie Barnes, and Dorothy Lamour in Man About Town (1939)
    Man About Town
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Carefree
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937)
    Shall We Dance
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Katharine Hepburn and Herbert Marshall in A Woman Rebels (1936)
    A Woman Rebels
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet (1936)
    Follow the Fleet
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat (1935)
    Top Hat
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Gay Divorcee (1934)
    The Gay Divorcee
    • Director
    • 1934

Writer

  • So This Is Harris (1933)
    So This Is Harris
    • story
    • Short
    • 1933
  • The Gay Nighties (1933)
    The Gay Nighties
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • Short
    • 1933
  • Phil Harris, Greta Nissen, and Charles Ruggles in Melody Cruise (1933)
    Melody Cruise
    • screen play
    • 1933
  • The Druggist's Dilemma
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • Short
    • 1933
  • Hokus Focus
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • Short
    • 1933
  • Private Wives
    • story
    • Short
    • 1933
  • Bud Jamison and Charles 'Chic' Sale in A Slip at the Switch (1932)
    A Slip at the Switch
    • story
    • Short
    • 1932
  • Jitters the Butler
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • Short
    • 1932
  • The Millionaire Cat
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • Short
    • 1932
  • Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
    Hold 'Em Jail
    • screen play (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Iceman's Ball (1932)
    The Iceman's Ball
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • Short
    • 1932
  • Ex-Rooster
    • story
    • Short
    • 1932
  • Many a Sip
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1931
  • Sightseeing in New York
    • story
    • Short
    • 1931
  • Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931)
    Scratch-As-Catch-Can
    • adaptation
    • Short
    • 1931

Producer

  • Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, and Sonny Tufts in Here Come the Waves (1944)
    Here Come the Waves
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Paulette Goddard, Barry Fitzgerald, and Sonny Tufts in I Love a Soldier (1944)
    I Love a Soldier
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    So Proudly We Hail!
    • producer
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
    Holiday Inn
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Brian Aherne, Claudette Colbert, and Ray Milland in Skylark (1941)
    Skylark
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Mary Martin in Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, and Ellen Drew in Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
    Buck Benny Rides Again
    • producer
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 26, 1900
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 4, 1945
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Freda WirtschafterFebruary 25, 1925 - March 4, 1945 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Jay Sandrich
  • Relatives
    • Cathy Sandrich Gelfond(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Died suddenly of a heart attack while playing gin rummy with his wife.

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