Sidney Lumet

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author film director film producer human screenwriter

Sidney Lumet was an acclaimed American film director known for socially conscious, character-driven dramas such as "12 Angry Men," "Serpico," and "Dog Day Afternoon."

Aliases (3)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → film director → film producer → human → screenwriter →
burialPlace	Mount Sinai Cemetery, New York City →
causeOfDeath	lymphoma →
child	Jenny Lumet →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1924-06-25 →
dateOfDeath	2011-04-09 →
directorialDebutFilm	12 Angry Men →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Lumet →
fullName	Sidney Arthur Lumet →
genre	crime film → drama film → social problem film →
givenName	Sidney →
knownFor	New York City–based stories → character-driven dramas → socially conscious films →
languagesSpoken	English →
movement	New Hollywood cinema →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Director →
notableAward	Academy Honorary Award → BAFTA Award → Golden Globe Award →
notableBook	Making Movies →
notableWork	12 Angry Men → Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead → Dog Day Afternoon → Fail Safe → Network → Prince of the City → Running on Empty → Serpico → The Pawnbroker → The Verdict →
numberOfAcademyAwardNominations	5 →
occupation	film director → film producer → screenwriter → television director → theatre director →
parent	Baruch Lumet → Eugenia Wermus Lumet →
placeOfBirth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
primarySettingOfFilms	New York City →
spouse	Gail Jones → Gloria Vanderbilt → Mary Gimbel → Rita Gam →
workedWithActor	Al Pacino → Faye Dunaway → Henry Fonda → Paul Newman →
yearsActive	1939–2007 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dog Day Afternoon → The Anderson Tapes →	director
Sidney Lumet ("Lumet") →	familyName
Long Day’s Journey into Night →	filmAdaptationDirector
Sidney Lumet ("Sidney Arthur Lumet") →	fullName
Elia Kazan →	influenced
United Artists →	notableCollaborator
Sidney Lumet ("Eugenia Wermus Lumet") →	parent
Gloria Vanderbilt →	spouse