Vincent Sherman
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| Vincent Sherman | |
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| Born | July 16, 1906 Vienna, Georgia |
| Died | June 18, 2006 (aged 99) Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1933 - 1983 |
| Spouse(s) | Hedda Comorau (1931-1984) |
Vincent Sherman (July 16, 1906 – June 18, 2006), born in Vienna, Georgia), USA, was a Hollywood director. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959).
He began his career as an actor on Broadway and later films. He directed B-movies for Warner Bros. before moving up to A-pictures. He was a good friend of actor Errol Flynn, whom he directed in Adventures of Don Juan (1949). He directed three Joan Crawford movies The Damned Don't Cry! (1950), Harriet Craig (1950), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1951).
Sherman died less than a month shy of his 100th birthday.
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Director (feature film)
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | |
| The Man Who Talked Too Much | ||
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | |
| Underground | ||
| All Through the Night | ||
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | |
| 1943 | The Hard Way | |
| Old Acquaintance | ||
| The Present with a Future | ||
| 1944 | In Our Time | |
| Mr. Skeffington | ||
| 1945 | Pillow to Post | |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married | |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss | |
| The Unfaithful | ||
| 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan | |
| 1949 | The Hasty Heart | |
| 1950 | Backfire | |
| The Damned Don't Cry | ||
| Harriet Craig | ||
| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy | |
| 1952 | Lone Star | |
| Affair in Trinidad | ||
| 1957 | The Garment Jungle | |
| 1958 | The Naked Earth | |
| 1959 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| The Young Philadelphians | ||
| 1960 | Ice Palace | |
| 1961 | A Fever in the Blood | |
| The Second Time Around | ||
| 1967 | Cervantes |
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Counsellor at Law | Harry Becker | |
| 1934 | Speed Wings | Mickey | |
| Crime of Helen Stanley | Karl Williams | ||
| One Is Guilty | William Malcolm | ||
| Hell Bent for Love | Johnny Frank | ||
| Midnight Alibi | Black Mike | ||
| Girl in Danger | Willie Tolini |
