About
Sherry Shourds
Overview
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Walter Sherborne "Sherry" Shourds Jr. (March 15, 1906 – February 13, 1991) was an American assistant director, director and production manager who was a write-in nomination during the 8th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category for A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was also the 2nd and last year the Academy Awards allowed write-in votes. He also helped on the television show Bonanza.
Selected filmography The Iron Mask (1929) Captain Blood (1935) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Four Daughters (1938) All This, and Heaven Too (1940) The Letter (1940) The Sea Wolf (1941) Kings Row (1942) The Big Punch (1948) (director) I Confess (1953) (production manager)
Known for
Directing |
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| 1966 | An American Dream | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Breaking Point | Directing | Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1948 | June Bride | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Big Punch | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Winter Meeting | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Directing | Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Directing | Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
| 1938 | Angels with Dirty Faces | Directing | Assistant Director | 65 Fair |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Penrod and His Twin Brother | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Give Me Your Heart | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Cynara | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 1966 | Chamber of Horrors | Production | Unit Manager | 58 Average |
| 1953 | I Confess | Production | Production Supervisor | 64 Fair |