Vincent Sherman (July 16, 1906 – June 18, 2006), born in Vienna, Georgia), USA, was a Hollywood director. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959).
He began his career as an actor on Broadway and later films. He directed B-movies for Warner Bros. before moving up to A-pictures. He was a good friend of actor Errol Flynn, whom he directed in Adventures of Don Juan (1949). He directed three Joan Crawford movies The Damned Don't Cry! (1950), Harriet Craig (1950), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1951).
Sherman died less than a month shy of his 100th birthday.
Filmography
Director (feature film)
Year
Title
1939
The Return of Doctor X
1940
Saturday's Children
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1941
Flight from Destiny
Underground
All Through the Night
1942
Across the Pacific
1943
The Hard Way
Old Acquaintance
The Present with a Future
1944
In Our Time
Mr. Skeffington
1945
Pillow to Post
1946
Janie Gets Married
1947
Nora Prentiss
The Unfaithful
1948
Adventures of Don Juan
1949
The Hasty Heart
1950
Backfire
The Damned Don't Cry
Harriet Craig
1951
Goodbye, My Fancy
1952
Lone Star
Affair in Trinidad
1957
The Garment Jungle
1958
The Naked Earth
1959
77 Sunset Strip
The Young Philadelphians
1960
Ice Palace
1961
A Fever in the Blood
The Second Time Around
1967
Cervantes
Actor
Year
Title
Role
1933
Counsellor at Law
Harry Becker
1934
Speed Wings
Mickey
Crime of Helen Stanley
Karl Williams
One Is Guilty
William Malcolm
Hell Bent for Love
Johnny Frank
Midnight Alibi
Black Mike
Girl in Danger
Willie Tolini
References
External links
Vincent Sherman at the Internet Movie Database
Persondata
NAME
Sherman, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Film director
DATE OF BIRTH
1906-7-16
PLACE OF BIRTH
Vienna, Georgia
DATE OF DEATH
2006-6-18
PLACE OF DEATH
Los Angeles, California
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