About Vincent Sherman
Vincent Sherman (born Abraham Orovitz, July 16, 1906 – June 18, 2006) was an American director and actor who worked in Hollywood. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959). He began his career as an actor on Broadway and later in film. He directed B-movies for Warner Bros. and then moved to directing to A-pictures. He was a good friend of actor Errol Flynn, whom he directed in Adventures of Don Juan (1949). He directed three Joan Crawford movies: The Damned Don't Cry (1950), Harriet Craig (1950), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1951). His first film as a director was the 1939 horror film The Return of Doctor X, which starred Humphrey Bogart. Sherman arrived in New York City to sell a play and soon became a stage director and actor. The 2006 release of The Return of Doctor X included a director's commentary that Sherman had recorded that year at the age of 99.
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