Walter Sherborne " Sherry " Shourds Jr. ( March 15 , 1906 &ndash; February 13 , 1991 ) was an American assistant director , director and production manager who was a write-in nomination during the 8th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category for '' A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' , which was also the 2nd and last year the Academy Awards allowed write-in votes . He also helped on the television show '' Bonanza ''
8th Academy Awards
8th Academy Awards
Sherry Shourds