Vincent Sherman Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta in 1925
• Made his directorial debut with the horror film "The Return of Dr․ X" starring Humphrey Bogart
• Began his career as an extra for stage productions at the Theater Guild in New York
• Started out as a character actor in films like "Midnight Alibi" and "Hell Bent for Love" before signing with Warner Brothers as a screenwriter and director in 1937
• After being "gray-listed" by the Hollywood film studios in the late 1950s, he began working as a television director
• Worked with several notable actresses in the 1940s and 50s, most notably Joan Crawford in films like "Harriet Craig," "The Damned Don't Cry," and "Goodbye, My Fancy․"
• Best known as the director of the films "Mr․ Skeffington," "Nora Prentiss," and "The Young Philadelphians․"
• Published his autobiography, "Studio Affairs: My Life as a Film Director," in 1996