Sherry Shourds

American film director
Sherry Shourds
Born
Walter Sherborne Shourds Jr.[1]

(1906-03-15)March 15, 1906[2]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DiedFebruary 13, 1991(1991-02-13) (aged 84)
Burbank, California, USA
Occupation(s)assistant director, directorer and production manager
Years active1929-1967

Walter Sherborne "Sherry" Shourds Jr.[1] (March 15, 1906[2] – February 13, 1991) was an American assistant director, director and production manager who was a write-in nomination during the 8th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category for A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was also the 2nd and last year the Academy Awards allowed write-in votes.[3][4][5] He also helped on the television show Bonanza.

Selected filmography

  • The Iron Mask (1929)
  • Captain Blood (1935)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
  • Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
  • Four Daughters (1938)
  • All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
  • The Letter (1940)
  • The Sea Wolf (1941)
  • Kings Row (1942)
  • The Big Punch (1948) (director)
  • I Confess (1953) (production manager)

References

  1. ^ a b 1920 Census
  2. ^ a b birth record
  3. ^ "Sherry Shourds". IMDb.
  4. ^ "The 8th Academy Awards | 1936".
  5. ^ "Sherry Shourds | Movies and Filmography".

External links

  • Shourds, Sherry at IMDb
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National
  • Germany
People
  • Deutsche Biographie


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