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Mark Sandrich(1900-1945)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Mark Sandrich
Mark Sandrich was born on 26 October 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Shall We Dance (1937), Holiday Inn (1942) and Melody Cruise (1933). He was married to Freda Wirtschafter. He died on 4 March 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornOctober 26, 1900
DiedMarch 4, 1945(44)
BornOctober 26, 1900
DiedMarch 4, 1945(44)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937)
Shall We Dance
7.4
  • Director
  • 1937
Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
Holiday Inn
7.3
  • Director
  • 1942
Phil Harris, Helen Mack, and Charles Ruggles in Melody Cruise (1933)
Melody Cruise
6.0
  • Director
  • 1933
Top Hat (1935)
Top Hat
7.7
  • Director
  • 1935

Credits

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Director

  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Billy De Wolfe in Blue Skies (1946)
    Blue Skies
    6.4
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, and Sonny Tufts in Here Come the Waves (1944)
    Here Come the Waves
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Paulette Goddard, Barry Fitzgerald, and Sonny Tufts in I Love a Soldier (1944)
    I Love a Soldier
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    So Proudly We Hail!
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
    Holiday Inn
    7.3
    • directed by
    • 1942
  • Brian Aherne, Claudette Colbert, and Ray Milland in Skylark (1941)
    Skylark
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Mary Martin in Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, and Ellen Drew in Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
    Buck Benny Rides Again
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Binnie Barnes, and Dorothy Lamour in Man About Town (1939)
    Man About Town
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Carefree
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937)
    Shall We Dance
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Katharine Hepburn and Herbert Marshall in A Woman Rebels (1936)
    A Woman Rebels
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet (1936)
    Follow the Fleet
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Top Hat (1935)
    Top Hat
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Gay Divorcee (1934)
    The Gay Divorcee
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1934

Writer

  • So This Is Harris (1933)
    So This Is Harris
    5.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1933
  • The Gay Nighties (1933)
    The Gay Nighties
    5.9
    Short
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • 1933
  • Phil Harris, Helen Mack, and Charles Ruggles in Melody Cruise (1933)
    Melody Cruise
    6.0
    • screen play by
    • 1933
  • The Druggist's Dilemma (1933)
    The Druggist's Dilemma
    6.2
    Short
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • 1933
  • Hokus Focus
    Short
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1933
  • Private Wives
    Short
    • story
    • 1933
  • Bud Jamison and Charles 'Chic' Sale in A Slip at the Switch (1932)
    A Slip at the Switch
    Short
    • story
    • 1932
  • Bobby Clark, Dorothy Granger, and Paul McCullough in Jitters the Butler (1932)
    Jitters the Butler
    6.7
    Short
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • 1932
  • The Millionaire Cat
    Short
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1932
  • Roscoe Ates, Edgar Kennedy, Edna May Oliver, Norman Taurog, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
    Hold 'Em Jail
    6.1
    • screen play (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Iceman's Ball (1932)
    The Iceman's Ball
    6.7
    Short
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1932
  • Ex-Rooster
    Short
    • story
    • 1932
  • Many a Sip
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Sightseeing in New York
    4.2
    Short
    • story
    • 1931
  • A Melon-Drama
    Short
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1931

Producer

  • Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, and Sonny Tufts in Here Come the Waves (1944)
    Here Come the Waves
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Paulette Goddard, Barry Fitzgerald, and Sonny Tufts in I Love a Soldier (1944)
    I Love a Soldier
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    So Proudly We Hail!
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
    Holiday Inn
    7.3
    • produced by
    • 1942
  • Brian Aherne, Claudette Colbert, and Ray Milland in Skylark (1941)
    Skylark
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Mary Martin in Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, and Ellen Drew in Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
    Buck Benny Rides Again
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 26, 1900
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 4, 1945
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Freda WirtschafterFebruary 25, 1925 - March 4, 1945 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Jay Sandrich
  • Relatives
      Cathy Sandrich Gelfond(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Died suddenly of a heart attack while playing gin rummy with his wife.

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