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TMCeTue, Jul 7, 12:45 AMBefore the Devil Knows You're DeadBuy
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Sidney Lumet Biography

  • Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/25/1924, Cancer
  • Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter; actor
Sidney Lumet Fast Facts:
  • Made his stage debut at age 5 at New York's Yiddish Art Theatre and went on to appear in numerous Broadway productions.
  • Served as a radar repairman in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942-46.
  • During the early '50s, he directed both for the stage and the small screen, including series such as Playhouse 90, Kraft Television Theatre and Studio One.
  • Made his feature-film directing debut in 1957 with the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men.
  • Published his first book, the how-to film guide Making Movies, in 1995.
  • Received the D.W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1988 Directors Guild Awards, and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1998 Gotham Awards.
    Sidney Lumet Relationships:
  • Amy Lumet - Daughter
  • Baruch Lumet - Father
  • Eugenia Lumet - Mother
  • Gail Jones - Ex-wife
  • Gloria Vanderbilt - Ex-wife
  • Jenny Lumet - Daughter
  • Mary Gimbel - Wife
  • Rita Gam - Ex-wife

  • Sidney Lumet Awards:
  • 1958 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1961 Emmy: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - Nominee
  • 1976 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1977 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1982 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1989 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1957 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1975 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1976 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1981 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 2004 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Columbia University, New York, NY; attended The Actors Studio, New York, NY
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