Sidney Glazier

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Sidney Glazier (born May 29, 1916 in Philadelphia , United States , † December 14, 2002 in Bennington ) was an American manager and film producer .

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Glazier began his professional career as a manager of movie theaters and classic spoken theaters in Pennsylvania and Ohio. During World War II , he served as a captain in the US Air Force. Upon his return to private life, Glazier moved into banking management and became vice president of Washington Federal Savings and Loan Bank in Miami. Through his board position at the Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Foundation, Glazier also made contacts in the film business when he produced a documentary about the foundation's namesake , which was released in November 1965 as The Eleanor Roosevelt Story . This film earned its producer an Oscar for best documentary in 1966 . Thereupon Glazier decided to change his profession again and began to produce films for a few years. For example, he produced the turbulent and controversial film comedy Spring for Hitler by the debut director Mel Brooks and Woody Allen's first regular film director Woody, the unlucky fellow , which paved Allen's screen career. Sidney Glazier ended his short-lived career as a producer back in 1973.

Filmography (complete)

As a producer or line producer:

literature

  • International Motion Picture Almanac 1991, Quigley Publishing Company, New York 1991, p. 122
  • Obituary dated December 18, 2002 in the Los Angeles Times
  • Obituary dated December 18, 2002 in The Independent

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