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Sidney Lumet

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Sidney Lumet Fast Facts:

Made his stage debut by the age of 5 in New York's Yiddish Art Theatre, and made his Broadway debut at age 10 in the play Dead End.
Served as a radar repairman in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 to '46.
During the early '50s, directed plays for the stage and for TV series such as Playhouse 90, Kraft Television Theatre and Studio One.
Made his feature-film directing debut in 1957 with the classic courtroom drama 12 Angry Men.
Published his first book, the film how-to 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.
Received an honorary Academy Award in 2005.
Passed away from lymphoma in April 2011.

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
Leslie Gimbel - Stepdaughter
Bailey Gimbel - Stepson
Sidney Lumet Awards:
1958 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1965 BAFTA Awards: Best British Film - Nominee
1965 BAFTA Awards: United Nations Award - Nominee
1965 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
1966 BAFTA Awards: United Nations Award - Nominee
1967 BAFTA Awards: Best British Film - Nominee
1961 Emmy: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - Nominee
1974 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Nominee
1975 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Nominee
1977 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - 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
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
College:
Attended Columbia University, New York, NY; attended The Actors Studio, New York, NY