Sid Silvers

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-01-16 (75 years old)

Deathday

1976-08-20

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Sid Silvers

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sid Silvers (January 16, 1901 in Brooklyn, New York – August 20, 1976 in Brooklyn) was an American actor, comedian, lyricist, and writer. Silvers began his career in vaudeville in the early 1920s as a comedy partner of Phil Baker. As part of their act, Silvers would heckle Baker from the audience. The Baker/Silvers act was later used as the basis for the 1951 Martin and Lewis film The Stooge. The duo continued to perform together up through 1928. In 1925 Silvers made his Broadway debut in the review Artists and Models. He also appeared in the review A Night in Spain in 1927 and contributed lyrics to th...

Acting

1936

Born to Dance

as 'Gunny' Sacks

1935

1935

Rendezvous

as Recruiter (uncredited)

1930

Dancing Sweeties

as Jerry Browne

1933

My Weakness

as Maxie

1934

Bottoms Up

as Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris

1935

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

as Pirate (uncredited)

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1985

That's Dancing!

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

1929

The Show of Shows

as Al Jolson Impersonator / Introducing Larry Ceballos Black and White Girls Number

Production

1936

Born to Dance

as Screenplay

1942

The Fleet's In

as Screenplay

1939

The Gorilla

as Screenplay

1951

1936

1942

For Me and My Gal

as Screenplay

1930

Follow the Leader

as Screenplay

1934

Bottoms Up

as Screenplay

1934

Bottoms Up

as Story

1937

52nd Street

as Writer

1936

Walking on Air

as Lyricist

1935

1951

The Stooge

as Story

1930

What a Life

as Writer

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