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<html> <head> <title>Sylvia Sidney</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/654/000050504/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Sylvia Sidney</b></font><p><img src="sylvia-sidney-young.jpg" height=302 width=219 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Sylvia Sidney"><b>AKA</b> Sophia Kosow<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/738/000106420/" class=proflink>8-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/909/000105594/" class=proflink>1910</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/434/000069227/" class=proflink>Bronx, NY</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/069/000106748/" class=proflink>1-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/509/000106191/" class=proflink>1999</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/631/000069424/" class=proflink>New York City</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/353/000069146/" class=proflink>Cancer - Throat</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Cremated (ashes in family's possession)<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Female<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Mama Carlson on <i>WKRP</i><p><b>Father:</b> (russian)<br><b>Mother:</b> (romanian)<br><b>Father:</b> Sigmund Sidney (stepfather)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/335/000044203/">Bennett Cerf</a> (publisher, m. 1935, div. 1936)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/775/000137364/">Luther Adler</a> (actor, m. 1938, div. 1947, one son)<br><b>Son:</b> Jacob Adler (d. 1987)<br><b>Husband:</b> Carlton Alsop (advertising executive, m. 5-Mar-1947, div. 1951)<br><p> <a href="/lists/591/000044459/">Russian Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <a href="/lists/000/000047856/">Romanian Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/617/000049470/">Ryan's Hope</a> Sister Mary Joel<br> <a href="/tv/655/000050505/">WKRP in Cincinnati</a> Mama Carlson #1 (station owner)<br> <a href="/tv/652/000050502/">Fantasy Island (1998 remake)</a> Clia<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/750/000032654/">Mars Attacks! (13-Dec-1996)</a> · Grandma Norris<br> <a href="/films/219/000066021/">Used People (16-Dec-1992)</a> <br> <a href="/films/592/000032496/">Beetlejuice (30-Mar-1988)</a> · Juno<br> <a href="/films/743/000264948/">Pals (28-Feb-1987)</a> <br> <a href="/films/542/000084290/">An Early Frost (11-Nov-1985)</a> <br> <a href="/films/887/000119530/">Finnegan Begin Again (24-Feb-1985)</a> <br> <a href="/films/860/000101557/">Corrupt (15-Mar-1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/197/000065999/">Hammett (12-Sep-1982)</a> · Donaldina Cameron<br> <a href="/films/720/000250967/">The Shadow Box (Sep-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/127/000041004/">Damien: Omen II (9-Jun-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/317/000034215/">I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (29-Oct-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/798/000132402/">Snowbeast (28-Apr-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/283/000065088/">Raid on Entebbe (9-Jan-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/633/000036525/">God Told Me To (Nov-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/386/000203774/">Death at Love House (3-Sep-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/226/000161740/">Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (21-Oct-1973)</a> <br> <a href="/films/038/000205420/">Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (9-Nov-1971)</a> <br> <a href="/films/691/000263899/">Behind the High Wall (Jul-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/396/000083147/">Violent Saturday (Apr-1955)</a> <br> <a href="/films/837/000173318/">Les Miserables (14-Aug-1952)</a> · Fantine<br> <a href="/films/084/000248337/">Love from a Stranger (15-Nov-1947)</a> <br> <a href="/films/866/000264074/">Mr. Ace (2-Aug-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/743/000266942/">The Searching Wind (26-Jun-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/003/000067799/">Blood on the Sun (26-Apr-1945)</a> · Iris Hilliard<br> <a href="/films/561/000033462/">The Wagons Roll at Night (25-Apr-1941)</a> · Flo Lorraine<br> <a href="/films/632/000263840/">One Third of a Nation (10-Feb-1939)</a> · Mary Rogers<br> <a href="/films/812/000219155/">You and Me (1-Jun-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/889/000037778/">Dead End (24-Aug-1937)</a> · Drina<br> <a href="/films/827/000038713/">You Only Live Once (27-Jan-1937)</a> · Joan Graham<br> <a href="/films/502/000038388/">Sabotage (2-Dec-1936)</a> · Mrs. Verloc<br> <a href="/films/959/000042833/">Fury (29-May-1936)</a> · Katherine Grant<br> <a href="/films/099/000091823/">The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (19-Feb-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/748/000263956/">Mary Burns, Fugitive (9-Nov-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/974/000270164/">Thirty Day Princess (18-May-1934)</a> · Nancy Lane<br> <a href="/films/582/000262793/">Jennie Gerhardt (9-Jun-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/448/000203836/">Madame Butterfly (30-Dec-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/345/000277511/">Merrily We Go to Hell (10-Jun-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/766/000257992/">Ladies of the Big House (26-Dec-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/779/000039662/">Street Scene (26-Aug-1931)</a> · Rose Maurrant<br> <a href="/films/074/000229384/">An American Tragedy (5-Aug-1931)</a> · Roberta Alden<br> <a href="/films/540/000229850/">City Streets (18-Apr-1931)</a> · Nan Cooley<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=50504"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=50504">Sylvia Sidney</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=50504" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>