Sidney Lumet

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Sidney Lumet was an American actor, director and film maker

Jun 25, 1924

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: June 25, 1924
  • Died on: April 9, 2011
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Film Director, Movie Producers, T V, Columbia University, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers
  • Spouses: Gloria Vanderbilt
  • Known as: Sidney Arthur Lumet
  • Childrens: Amy, Jenny

Sidney Lumet born at

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Birth Place

He married actress Rita Gam in 1949 and divorced her on August 15, 1955.

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Personal Life

He married socialite Gloria Vanderbilt on August 27, 1956 and divorced her on August 24, 1963.

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Personal Life

He married Lena Horne’s daughter Gail Jones Buckley on November 23, 1963 and divorced her in 1978. He had two daughters, Amy and Jenny from this marriage.

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Personal Life

Sidney Lumet was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on June 25, 1924. His father, Baruch Lumet and his mother, Eugenia Wermus were both distinguished Yiddish theater actors.

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Childhood & Early Life

He appeared as a child actor in many theater productions during his childhood.

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Childhood & Early Life

He attended the ‘Professional Children’s School’ and then the ‘Columbia University’.

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Childhood & Early Life

After completing college he joined the US Army Signal Corps during the Second World War and was posted in Burma and India.

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Childhood & Early Life

Sidney Lumet first appeared in films in 1939 in the movie ‘One Third of a Nation’.

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Career

He simultaneously acted on the Broadway stage in many plays including ‘Journey to Jerusalem’ in 1940 in which he played the role of Jesus.

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Career

After the war ended Lumet played various parts on the Broadway stage until 1950 when he joined the ‘CBS Network’ as a trainee television director.

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Career

His ‘film director’ career started in 1957 with the highly successful film ’12 Angry Men’ based on a TV adaptation with Henry Fonda in the lead role.

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Career

His second film ‘Stage Struck’ in 1958 with Henry Ford in the lead role was mediocre.

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Career

Sidney Lumet published his book ‘Making Movies’ in 1995.

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Major Works