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William "Billy" Sistrom (19 March 1884 – March 1972) was an English film producer who worked in the United States.
Sep 18, 2024 · To be one of the youngest and withal one of the greatest executives in the motion picture industry is the distinction that rests lightly on the shoulders of William Sistrom, general manager of the DeMille Studio [Cecil B. DeMille].
William Sistrom was born on 19 March 1884 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for There Goes My Girl (1937), Escape to Danger (1943) and The Spider (1931). He died on 13 March 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- March 19, 1884
- March 13, 1972
When he approached studio executive William Sistrom for a raise, Chaney received a resounding "no" couched in an insult. According to Robert Gordon Anderson, author of Faces, Forms, Films: The Artistry of Lon Chaney , Sistrom bluntly told Chaney that he was just another actor and would never be worth more than $100 a week.
William Sistrom was born on 19 March 1884 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for There Goes My Girl (1937), Escape to Danger (1943) and The Spider (1931). He died on 13 March 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- Producer, Additional Crew, Production Manager
- March 19, 1884
- William Sistrom
- March 13, 1972
Jan 22, 2018 · Brian Desmond Hurst, producer William Sistrom and studio head J Arthur Rank on the set of Hungry Hill, based on a book by Daphne du Maurier, at Denham Studios in June 1946. Photograph: Getty...
William "Billy" Sistrom (19 March 1884 – March 1972) was an English film producer who worked in the United States. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Biography. Sistrom was born in Lincolnshire, England. He began work with Universal Pictures.
