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Fred Saidy(1907-1982)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Fred Saidy was born on 11 February 1907 in California, USA. He was a writer, known for Finian's Rainbow (1968), I Dood It (1943) and Meet the People (1944). He was married to Marie Mallouk. He died on 14 May 1982 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornFebruary 11, 1907
DiedMay 14, 1982(75)
BornFebruary 11, 1907
DiedMay 14, 1982(75)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Don Francks, and Tommy Steele in Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Finian's Rainbow
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1968
Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in I Dood It (1943)
I Dood It
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1943
Lucille Ball in Meet the People (1944)
Meet the People
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1944
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Producers' Showcase
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer



  • Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Don Francks, and Tommy Steele in Finian's Rainbow (1968)
    Finian's Rainbow
    6.1
    • from the Broadway play: book by
    • screenplay by
    • 1968
  • Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, and Jimmy Ritz in The Sound of Laughter (1963)
    The Sound of Laughter
    4.6
    • narration
    • 1963
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956
  • Babes in Toyland (1955)
    Babes in Toyland
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1955
  • Max Liebman Presents: Promenade
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Max Liebman Spectaculars (1954)
    Max Liebman Spectaculars
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954–1955
  • Babes in Toyland (1954)
    Babes in Toyland
    7.1
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Max Liebman Presents: Spotlight
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Satins and Spurs (1954)
    Satins and Spurs
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Lucille Ball in Meet the People (1944)
    Meet the People
    5.7
    • screen play by
    • 1944
  • Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in I Dood It (1943)
    I Dood It
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Bing Crosby, Susan Hayward, Bob Hope, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Walter Abel, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Eddie Bracken, Macdonald Carey, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Victor Moore, Dick Powell, Marjorie Reynolds, Betty Jane Rhodes, Franchot Tone, Vera Zorina, and The Golden Gate Quartette in Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
    Star Spangled Rhythm
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942

Script and Continuity Department



  • Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, and Jimmy Ritz in The Sound of Laughter (1963)
    The Sound of Laughter
    4.6
    • continuity
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 11, 1907
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • May 14, 1982
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Marie MalloukNovember 22, 1935 - May 14, 1982 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    "Finian's Rainbow," book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy; music by Burton Lane; lyrics by E.Y. Harburg; directed by Gabriel Barre; at the Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was nominated for Broadway's 1958 Tony Award, his book with collaborator E.Y. Harburg, as part of Best Musical nomination for "Jamaica."

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