Sid Smith spent decades in TV production and direction, then followed up with another decade as stock market pundit poet with prestigious financial publication The Richland Report. Sid with Berle, Lucy, and Hope.
Sid and Elizabeth
Sid Smith seen here directing Elizabeth Taylor in her CBS network special “Elizabeth Taylor in London.”
The Control Room Picture
Sid Smith here directs the first world satellite broadcast Telstar for all three networks. Watching and in charge are the news heads Fred Friendly, CBS, Gerald Green, NBC, and Ted Fetter, ABC.
Carl Sandberg and Sid
Sid and Carl Sandberg discussing production of “Lincoln Portrait,” an NBC special with narration by Sandberg and music by Aaron Copeland. Sid directed
Salute to Kennedy Gammage
Sid wishes to salute his long time market mentor, Charles Kennedy Wheeler Gammage, who for more than a decade published Sid’s works in his financial publication The Richland Report.
Sid Smith
Has produced and/or directed TV shows for David Copperfield, Danny Kaye, Milton Berle, Donald O’Conner, Loretta Lynn, Frank Sinatra, and Bob Hope. Add to this, he has helmed TV Specials for lauded legends Lucy, Liza, and Liz. Sid’s shows have garnered Peabody, Christopher, and Emmy Awards. For a decade, his Cautionary Verses have appeared biweekly in the prestigious financial publication The Richland Report. He now writes them proudly for The Public Record. Sid and his wife Jil live in Palm Springs, CA. You can reach him at sid@moneyfunnies.com
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