- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMark Rex Goldstein
- Mark Sandrich was born on October 26, 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 March 4, 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- SpouseFreda Wirtschafter(February 25, 1925 - March 4, 1945) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesCathy Sandrich Gelfond(Grandchild)Ruth Harriet Louise(Sibling)
- Died suddenly of a heart attack while playing gin rummy with his wife.
- Father of Jay Sandrich and Mark Sandrich Jr..
- American director, qualified as an engineer. In Hollywood from 1922 as a prop man. With RKO (1933-38), he won an Oscar for the short film So This Is Harris (1933). On the strength of this, he advanced to full-length feature direction, specializing in musicals. Directing five of the classic Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers vehicles, he was particularly noted for his technical skills, his effective synchronizing of action with pre-recorded soundtrack, weaving the dance routines seamlessly into the plot. From 1939-44 he was under contract to Paramount, where his best film was the perennial Christmas favorite Holiday Inn (1942).
- Died of a heart attack 9 days into directing Blue Skies (1946). He was replaced by Stuart Heisler, though Sandrich's footage is said to still remain in the completed film.
- (1943-1944) President of the Screen Directors Guild.
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