Richard Lyford
Directing
- Born
- October 7, 1917
- Died
- November 4, 1985 (age 68)
His early years he worked with Walt Disney doing animations in the late forties. In 1950, he co-directed and edited The Titan: Story of Michelangelo which won an Academy Award for documentary feature in 1950. In 1951, he moved to Saudi Arabia to produce a documentary on the history of the Arab people. In 1956, this documentary was shown on the national TV and around the world called Island Of Allah.[1] In 1969, Richard Lyford returned to the Persian Gulf to produce a 93 minute movie about a young Arab pearl diver called "Hamad And The Pirates" which came out in 1971. -Wikipedia
Known for
7 Wise Dwarfs
December 11, 1941
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
January 22, 1950
War Department Report
December 7, 1943
As the Earth Turns
June 1, 1938
Hamad and the Pirates
March 7, 1971
Island of Allah
June 26, 1956
Miyah: A Story of Water
January 1, 1950
Ritual of the Dead
January 1, 1937
The Scalpel
January 1, 1936
Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West
November 19, 1972
Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon
March 3, 1974
Seems There Was This Moose
October 19, 1975
Behind the camera15
- 1975Seems There Was This Moose Director of Photography
- 1974Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon Director
- 1972Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West Director
- 1971Hamad and the Pirates Director, Story, Cinematography
- 1965An Otter in the Family Director
- 1956Island of Allah Director
- 1950Shining Rails Director
- 1950The Titan: Story of Michelangelo Director, Editor
- 1950Miyah: A Story of Water Director
- 1943