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Sidney Joseph Furie (born February 28, 1933) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his extensive work in both British and American cinema between the 1960s and early 1980s.
Sidney J. Furie is a Canadian-born director who has worked in various genres and countries for over five decades. He is known for films such as The Ipcress File, Lady Sings the Blues, The Entity, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
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- Sidney J. Furie
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sidney J. Furie. Director: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed an incredibly distinguished career that has spanned more than five decades.
- February 28, 1933
Sidney Furie, film director (b at Toronto 28 Feb 1933). After training at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pa, he worked at the CBC as a television writer and director from 1954 before striking off as an independent filmmaker with 2 low-budget features, A Dangerous Age (1957) and A Cool Sound from Hell (1958).
He became an important figure in the British New Wave, especially with The Boys (1962) and his realist drama The Leather Boys (1964), a critical darling that became a popular cult film. Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed a distinguished career that has spanned over six decades.
Sidney Joseph Furie is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his extensive work in both British and American cinema between the 1960s and early 1980s.
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Birthday: Feb 28, 1933. Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The career of Canadian filmmaker Sidney J Furie perfectly demonstrates how a reputation for workmanlike efficiency can keep a...
