Sidney J. Furie Biography
Sidney J. Furie (1933 - ) is a Canadian director. Furie is perhaps best known for directing American Soldiers, The IPCRESS File, The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Lady Sings the Blues, The Boys, Gable and Lombard, Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York, and Iron Eagle movie. His 57-year career is not very monotonous, certainly ranking among the most fascinating personalities in the history of the industry. Having emigrated to London after blazing a trail as a pioneer in his home country of Canada, the young Furie quickly built a reputation as a visual daredevil, an enfant terrible. Furie attended Vaughan Road Collegiate in Toronto in 1947. He is also credited with co-creating the offbeat NBC legal drama Petrocelli, which ran from 1974 to 1976 (it was a spin-off of his 1970 film The Lawyer) , he also directed Cliff Richard and The Shadows in The Young Ones (1961 film) and the 1964 musical Wonderful Life.
