Sol C. Siegel(1903-1982)

Sol C. Siegel grew up on the East side of Manhattan. He arrived in Los Angeles in 1934 to begin a career as a producer that extended to 1968. Mr. Siegel was married to Ruth Siegel and is survived by three sons, Norman (b.1937), Richard (b.1938) and Andrew (b.1941). Siegel was nominated for best picture for "A Letter to three Wives" and received two golden Globes. Under the banner of his own production company, Sol C. Siegel Productions, Mr. Siegel produced such box-office favorites as "High Society" (Crosby, Sinatra & Grace Kelly), "Les Girls", "Home From the Hill" and "Some Came Running." Siegel wrapped up his career with Cary Grant's last film, "Walk Don't Run" (1968). Over his career at several major studios Mr. Siegel was recognized numerous times as a top money producer for those organizations. Mr. Siegel was admired by his colleagues for his ability to work with writers to expand poignant short stories into full feature formats.