Ben Silvey
Ben Silvey (May 23, 1894 – February 7, 1948) was an American assistant director, producer and production manager. He was nominated at the 6th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category.
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Ben Silvey
- Name
- Ben Silvey
- Birth Name
- Benjamin Silberman
- Born
- 23 May 1894
- Birthplace
- New York, USA
- Died
- 7 February 1948
- Place of death
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Occupation
- assistant director, producer and Production manager
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Ben Silvey • Birth Name — Benjamin Silberman • Born — 23 May 1894 • Birthplace — New York, USA • Died — 7 February 1948 • Place of death — Hollywood, California, USA • Occupation — assistant director, producer and Production manager • Years Active — 1924-1948
Filmography
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• The Masked Dancer (1924) (assistant director) • Wedding Rings (1929) (assistant director) • Song of the Flame (1930) (assistant director) • Those Who Dance (1930) (assistant director) • Compromised (1931) (assistant director) • Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) (assistant director) • Blood Money (1933) • The Bowery (1933) (second unit director) • The King's Vacation (1933) (assistant director) • Ladies They Talk About (1933) (assistant director) • The House of Rothschild (1934) (assistant director) • Kid Millions (1934) (assistant director) • The Last Gentleman (1934) (assistant director) • Cardinal Richelieu (1935) (assistant director) • Clive of India (1935) (assistant director) • Thanks a Million (1935) (assistant director) • It Had to Happen (1936) (assistant director) • One in a Million (1936) (assistant producer) • Under Two Flags (1936) (unit manager) • Second Honeymoon (1937) (assistant to the producer) • Thin Ice (1937) (assistant producer) • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) (assistant producer) • Straight Place and Show (1938) (assistant to the producer) • Three Blind Mice (1938) (assistant to the producer) • Jesse James (1939) (associate producer) • Stanley and Livingstone (1939) (assistant producer) • The Return of Frank James (1940) (production manager) • Sun Valley Serenade (1941) (production manager) • Western Union (1941) (unit manager) • Lifeboat (1944) (production manager) • The Spider (1945) (assistant producer) • Within These Walls (1945) (producer) • The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) (production manager) • The Snake Pit (1948) (production manager)
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