Sidney Luft(1915-2005)

Producer
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Sid Luft at home 1978 © 1978 Gunther

Sidney Luft was born on 2 November 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for A Star Is Born (1954), Kilroy Was Here (1947) and French Leave (1948). He was married to Camille Keaton, Patti Hemingway, Judy Garland, Lynn Bari and MaryLou Simpson. He died on 15 September 2005 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Known for

Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born (1954)

7.5

Producer

1954

Jackie Coogan, Jackie Cooper, and Wanda McKay in Kilroy Was Here (1947)

Kilroy Was Here

6.6

Producer

1947

Jackie Coogan, Jackie Cooper, and Renee Godfrey in French Leave (1948)

7.0

Producer(as Sid Luft)

1948

Judy Garland in Ford Star Jubilee (1955)

Ford Star Jubilee

7.1

TV Series

Producer

Credits

Producer

Judy Garland's Hollywood
7.1
Video
- producer
- 1997
General Electric Theater
6.8
TV Series
- producer (as Sid Luft)
- 1956
Ford Star Jubilee
7.1
TV Series
- producer
- 1955
A Star Is Born
7.5
- producer
- 1954
French Leave
7.0
- producer (as Sid Luft)
- 1948
Kilroy Was Here
6.6
- producer
- 1947

Additional Crew

Personal details

Alternative name
- Sid Luft
Born
- November 2, 1915
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- September 15, 2005
- Santa Monica, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouses
Children
Relatives
Publicity listings
- 2 Portrayals
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
A Los Angeles U.S. District judge barred him from selling the replacement Juvenile Oscar Judy Garland received for "The Wizard of Oz." He was also ordered to pay nearly $60,000 to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to end their second lawsuit against him for repeatedly trying to sell the statuette. (September 2002)

Quotes
[Said by studio boss Jack L. Warner]: "He's one of the original guys who promised his parents he'd never work a day in his life - and made good."

Nickname
- Sid

Salary
- The Judy Garland Special
  (1955)
  $10,000

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