Richard Lyford
Directing·October 7, 1917·† November 4, 1985 — 68 years old
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
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1975Seems There Was This MooseDirector of Photography1974Ringo, the Refugee RaccoonDirector1972Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the WestDirector1971Hamad and the PiratesCinematography · Director · Story1965An Otter in the FamilyDirector1956Island of AllahDirector1950Shining RailsDirector1950The Titan: Story of MichelangeloDirector · Editor1950Miyah: A Story of WaterDirector1943War Department ReportEditor19417 Wise DwarfsDirector1938As the Earth TurnsPax · Director · Screenplay · Director of Photography1937Ritual of the DeadDirector · Writer1936The ScalpelDirector · Writer1931The Phantom of TerrorDirector · Writer