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Sidney Arthur Lumet (/ l uː ˈ m ɛ t / loo-MET; [1] June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas which focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority.
Sidney Lumet. Director: 12 Angry Men. Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema, best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors -- and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York. He made over 40 movies, often complex and emotional, but seldom overly sentimental. Although his politics were somewhat left-leaning and he often treated ...
- June 25, 1924
- April 9, 2011
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. He appeared as a child actor in many theater productions during his childhood. He attended the ‘Professional Children’s School’ and then the ‘Columbia ...
Born on June 25, 1924, in Philadelphia, the son of actor Baruch Lumet and dancer Eugenia Wermus Lumet, he made his stage debut at age four at the Yiddish Art Theater in New York. He played many roles on Broadway in the 1930s and also in the film ...One Third of a Nation... (1939). After starting an off-Broadway acting troupe in the late 1940s ...
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Dec 7, 2016 · In 1935, 11-year-old Lumet made his Broadway debut in a play called Dead End, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sidney Kingsley. Lumet quickly became a child star, appearing in at least ...
A member of the inaugural class at New York's Actors Studio, Lumet started acting Off-Broadway and made his Broadway acting debut in the 1935 play Dead End. He went on to direct the Broadway plays Night of the Auk (1956), Caligula (1960) and Nowhere to Go But Up (1962). Lumet is also known for his work on television.
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Apr 9, 2011 · In a directing career lasting more than half a century, Sidney Lumet enjoyed a reputation for examining justice and integrity in films ranging from 12 Angry Men to Dog Day Afternoon.
