Sid Silvers

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sid Silvers (January 16, 1901 in Brooklyn, New York – August 20, 1976 in Brooklyn) was an American actor, comedian, lyricist, and writer. Silvers began his career in vaudeville in the early 1920s as a comedy partner of Phil Baker. As part of their act, Silvers would heckle Baker from the audience. The Baker/Silvers act was later used as the basis for the 1951 Martin and Lewis film The Stooge. The duo continued to perform together up through 1928. In 1925 Silvers made his Broadway debut in the review Artists and Models. He also appeared in the review A Night in Spain in 1927 and contributed lyrics to the musicals The Song Writer (1928) and Pleasure Bound (1929). He wrote the book for the 1931 musical You Said It. He returned to the Broadway stage in 1932 to portray Louie Webb in the musical Take a Chance. He later wrote the music and lyrics to the review New Faces of 1936. Silvers made his film debut in the 1929 feature The Show of Shows and then went on to play supporting roles in such films as Dancing Sweeties (1930), Bottoms Up (1934), Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934), Born to Dance (1936), and Broadway Melody of 1936, notably also serving as a scriptwriter on the latter two films. He often contributed special comedy material to some of the larger MGM productions, including The Wizard of Oz in 1939. In the 1940s Silvers was mainly active as a performer on the stage and on radio. He made one final film appearance in 1946, playing a featured comic role in Mr. Ace. In the 1960s he was a writer for The Mickey Rooney Show.

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1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
1985
That's Dancing!
Movie From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
1951
Two Tickets to Broadway
Movie Screenplay
1951
The Stooge
Movie Story
1942
For Me and My Gal
Movie Screenplay
1942
The Fleet's In
Movie Screenplay
1939
The Gorilla
Movie Screenplay
1937
52nd Street
Movie Writer
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Movie Story
1936
Born to Dance
Movie 'Gunny' Sacks
1936
Walking on Air
Movie Lyricist
1935
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Movie Pirate (uncredited)
1935
Rendezvous
Movie Recruiter (uncredited)
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
Movie Snoop
1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Movie Shorty
1934
Bottoms Up
Movie Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris

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1933
My Weakness
Movie Maxie
1930
Follow the Leader
Movie Screenplay
1930
Dancing Sweeties
Movie Jerry Browne
1930
The Sultan's Jester
Movie Writer
1930
What a Life
Movie Writer
1929
The Show of Shows
Movie Al Jolson Impersonator / Introducing Larry Ceballos Black and White Girls Number