Sidney Sanford Brod (December 13, 1899 – February 10, 1955) was an American assistant director, producer and screenwriter who was nominated during the 6th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category. He died in 1955 at the age of 55. He also was the production designer as well for a film and his last project was an associate producer for The Bing Crosby Show which was Bing Crosby's first TV special. William Powell credited Sid Brod with introducing him to Carole Lombard in 1930, saying,“Here is the girl who is going to play opposite you.” Selected filmography Time to Love (1927) (assistant director) Mama Loves Papa (1933) (assistant director) This Is the Life (1935) (writer-adaptation) Straight from the Shoulder (1936) (associate producer) Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) (production manager) References External links 1899 births 1955 deaths Film directors from New York (state) American male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters