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George Sherman
New York City, New York, USA
American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie bu…
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American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract with Republic. Sherman specialised almost exclusively in B-westerns, (including the "Three Mesqueteers" series, which featured a young John Wayne), with occasional forays into action and horror themes. He often achieved a sense of style over substance. Indeed, as to his handling of the 'Mesqueteers', Variety commented on his imparting a "poetry in motion" to his "unified timing of cowboys mounting, riding, wheeling, galloping and dismounting of steeds" (July 2 1939). From 1940, Sherman also served as associate producer on many of his films. The diminutive (five foot) Sherman turned out reliable low-budget fare for Columbia between 1945 and 1948, then moved on to do the same at Universal for another eight years. Thereafter, he turned to free-lancing and working in television. The only A-grade films to his credit were two westerns, starring John Wayne: The Comancheros (1961), as producer; and Big Jake (1971), as director. Date of Birth 14 July 1908, New York City, New York Date of Death 15 March 1991, Los Angeles County, California
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1978
Little Mo
Movie Producer
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1978
Western von gestern
TV show Director
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1978
Sam
TV show Director
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1971
Big Jake
Movie Director
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1969
Hello Down There
Movie Producer
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1967
Gentle Ben
TV show Director
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1966
Smoky
Movie Director
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1966
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
Movie Director
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1965
Murieta
Movie Director
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1964
Find Me That Girl
Movie Director
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Director
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1964
The New Cinderella
Movie Director
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1964
Panic Button
Movie Director
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1962
A.P.O. 923
Movie Director
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1961
The Comancheros
Movie Producer
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1961
The Fiercest Heart
Movie Director
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1961
The Wizard of Baghdad
Movie Director
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1960
The Enemy General
Movie Director
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1960
Route 66
TV show Director
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1960
For the Love of Mike
Movie Director
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1960
Hell Bent for Leather
Movie Director
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1959
The Flying Fontaines
Movie Director
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1959
Rawhide
TV show Director
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1958
The Son of Robin Hood
Movie Director
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1958
Ten Days To Tulara
Movie Director
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1958
Naked City
TV show Director
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1958
The Last of the Fast Guns
Movie Director
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1957
The Hard Man
Movie Director
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1956
Reprisal!
Movie Director
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1956
Comanche
Movie Director
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1956
Cry Justice
Movie Director
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1955
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
Movie Director
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1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV show Director
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1955
Count Three and Pray
Movie Director
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1955
Chief Crazy Horse
Movie Director
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1954
Dawn at Socorro
Movie Director
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1954
Johnny Dark
Movie Director
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1954
Border River
Movie Director
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1953
War Arrow
Movie Director
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1953
The Veils of Bagdad
Movie Director
