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John Sherwood(1903-1959)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Art Department
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John Sherwood was born on 15 November 1903 in New York, New York, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for The Monolith Monsters (1957), The Pride of the Yankees (1942) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). He was married to Patricia West. He died on 19 March 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 15, 1903
DiedMarch 19, 1959(55)
BornNovember 15, 1903
DiedMarch 19, 1959(55)
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Known for

Lola Albright and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
The Monolith Monsters
6.3
  • Director
  • 1957
Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
7.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1942
Jeff Morrow, Gregg Palmer, Rex Reason, and Leigh Snowden in The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
The Creature Walks Among Us
5.6
  • Director
  • 1956
Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Letter from an Unknown Woman
7.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as John F. Sherwood)
  • 1948

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, and Thelma Ritter in Pillow Talk (1959)
    Pillow Talk
    7.4
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Audie Murphy in No Name on the Bullet (1959)
    No Name on the Bullet
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Tony Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, and Colleen Miller in The Rawhide Years (1956)
    The Rawhide Years
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Donna Reed and Richard Widmark in Backlash (1956)
    Backlash
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler, and Jan Sterling in Female on the Beach (1955)
    Female on the Beach
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • June Allyson and José Ferrer in The Shrike (1955)
    The Shrike
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Rock Hudson and Barbara Rush in Captain Lightfoot (1955)
    Captain Lightfoot
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Jeff Chandler and Rita Gam in Sign of the Pagan (1954)
    Sign of the Pagan
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Julie Adams, Donald O'Connor, Mamie Van Doren, and Chill Wills in Francis Joins the WACS (1954)
    Francis Joins the WACS
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • James Stewart and Ruth Roman in The Far Country (1954)
    The Far Country
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Mari Blanchard, Race Gentry, Joel McCrea, and Highland Dale in Black Horse Canyon (1954)
    Black Horse Canyon
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • James Stewart, June Allyson, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, and Frances Langford in The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
    The Glenn Miller Story
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Tony Curtis, Lyle Bettger, and Joanne Dru in Forbidden (1953)
    Forbidden
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson, and Chill Wills in Tumbleweed (1953)
    Tumbleweed
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • James Stewart, Dan Duryea, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in Thunder Bay (1953)
    Thunder Bay
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1953

Director

  • Lola Albright and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    The Monolith Monsters
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Jeff Morrow, Gregg Palmer, Rex Reason, and Leigh Snowden in The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
    The Creature Walks Among Us
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Rory Calhoun, Mara Corday, and Rex Reason in Raw Edge (1956)
    Raw Edge
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Queens of Beauty
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955

Art Department

  • Stingaree (1934)
    Stingaree
    5.8
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Bruce Cabot in Midshipman Jack (1933)
    Midshipman Jack
    5.7
    • chief propman (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John F. Sherwood
  • Born
    • November 15, 1903
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 19, 1959
    • New York City, New York, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia West? - March 26, 1959 (his death)

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    Died of pneumonia which was contracted while on location in New York City directing second unit photography for Pillow Talk (1959).

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