- Born
- Died
- Sidney W. Pink was born on March 6, 1916 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Reptilicus (1961), Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) and The Angry Red Planet (1959). He was married to Marian. He died on October 12, 2002 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- SpouseMarian(? - October 12, 2002) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Discovered Dustin Hoffman in an off-Broadway production, and cast him in "Madigan's Millions" as a U.S. Treasury agent sent to Italy to recover money that had been stolen by a murdered gangster played by Cesar Romero.
- He was considered the pioneer of 3-D movies, having produced more than 50 of them.
- Produced the first widely released feature-length 3-D film, "Bwana Devil," presented in the polarized dual-projector system which became standard for the 1950's 3-D movie craze. The film was shot using two lenses, one for each viewer's eye. He went on to produce "The Angry Red Planet (1959)," in which a development technique was used to cast a pink effect across the film, which he named CineMagic.
- He began his film career as a projectionist in a theater owned by his wife's family.
- He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in business administration.
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