Sid Brod
Assistant Director, Writer
Sidney Sanford Brod (December 13, 1899 – February 10, 1955) was an American assistant director, producer and screenwriter who was nominated during the 6th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category. He died in 1955 at the age of 55. He also was the production designer as well for a film and his last project was an associate producer for The Bing Crosby Show which was Bing Crosby's first TV special.
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