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Sidney Lumet

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Also known as Sidney Arthur Lumet

American director, producer and screenwriter (1924–2011)

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Sidney Lumet was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter who had a long career in entertainment from the mid-20th century until his death in 2011. He matters because he was a prolific and influential filmmaker who shaped American cinema and television during a significant period in their development.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sidney Lumet (June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). He did not win an individual Academy Award, although he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were…

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  • Breakdown: 1975 — Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)2025
  • One Step Further: Becoming Lumet — Self2023
  • By Sidney Lumet — Self2015
  • Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood — Self2010
  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale — Self2009
  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' — Self2008
  • Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made — Self2008
  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — Self2008
  • Prince of the City: The Real Story — Self2007
  • Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film — Self2006

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Instance of
human
Given name
Sidney
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Manhattan
Father
Baruch Lumet
Educated at
Columbia University
Languages spoken
English language
Conflict
World War II
Image
SidneyLumet07TIFF.jpg
Work location
United States
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Sidney Lumet
date of birth
1924-06-25
date of death
2011-04-09
cause of death
lymphoma
manner of death
natural causes
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
place of burial
Beth David Cemetery
start of work period
1930-00-00
related category
Category:Films directed by Sidney Lumet
member of
PEN America
described by source
African Film Festival, Inc.
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
end of work period
2007-00-00
name in native language
Sidney Lumet
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Encyclopedic overview

Sidney Arthur Lumet (/luːˈmɛt/ loo-MET; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to directing television in 1950, and then directing films from 1957, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas that focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority. He received various accolades including an Academy Honorary Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for nine British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

He was nominated five times for Academy Awards: four for Best Director for the legal drama 12 Angry Men (1957), the crime drama Dog Day Afternoon (1975), the satirical drama Network (1976) and the legal thriller The Verdict (1982), and won for Best Adapted Screenplay for Prince of the City (1981). Other films include A View from the Bridge (1962), Long Day's Journey into Night (1962), The Pawnbroker (1964), Fail Safe (1964), The Hill (1965), Serpico (1973), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Equus (1977), The Wiz (1978), The Morning After (1986), Running on Empty (1988) and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). He received the Academy Honorary Award in 2004.

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