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Passing Notes: Sid Davis

Passing Notes: Sid Davis

Question 1:

Sid Davis was born on April 1, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois. As a small boy, his family moved to Los Angeles, where Sid began to get small parts in movies, even as a child. His small film roles eventually helped him land jobs as a stand-in for which actor?

	All of these Actors			Leif Erickson

	Orson Welles			John Wayne

Question 2:

One actor was reportedly so involved in a game of chess with Sid, that he went to the movie set as his own sit-in, while Sid finished his move. This same actor loaned Sid the money to start making movies, who was it?

	Clark Gable			Orson Welles

	John Wayne

Question 3:

Sid Davis productions created more than 180 'educational' films from the 1950's to the early 1970's. He began to hire other people to make the films for his as he got more and more immersed into the world of?

Real estate

Horse Racing

Question 4:

Aside from the stiff acting, the films of Sid Davis are famous for their inexpensive costs. How much money is believed to have been the most Sid would spend on any film?

$1,000

$10,000