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Sidney Lumet

director
Born: 6/25/1924
Birthplace: Philadelphia

Academy Award-winning film and television director known for his rough, often low-budget films. His credits include Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Network (1976). He authored Making Movies (1995), an incisive account of the movie-production process.


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