Richard Hoover Lyford (born 7 October 1917; died November 4, 1985,
North Hollywood, Los Angeles
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) was an American filmmaker.
He directed
avant-garde
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films in Seattle, Washington in his early career, including ''
As the Earth Turns''. During the 1940s, he found success working with
Walt Disney
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.
In 1950, he co-directed and edited ''
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo'', which won an Academy Award for documentary feature in 1950 and was preserved by the
Academy Film Archive
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in 2005. In 1951, he moved to Saudi Arabia to produce ''Island of Allah'', a documentary on the history of the Arab people.
In 1969, Richard Lyford returned to the Persian Gulf to produce ''Hamad and the Pirates'', a 93-minute movie about a young Arab pearl diver.
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American filmmakers
1917 births
1985 deaths