Richard Lyford

Birth : 1917-10-07,

Death : 1985-11-04

History

His early years he worked with Walt Disney doing animations in the late forties. In 1950, he co-directed and edited The Titan: Story of Michelangelo which won an Academy Award for documentary feature in 1950. In 1951, he moved to Saudi Arabia to produce a documentary on the history of the Arab people. In 1956, this documentary was shown on the national TV and around the world called Island Of Allah.[1] In 1969, Richard Lyford returned to the Persian Gulf to produce a 93 minute movie about a young Arab pearl diver called "Hamad And The Pirates" which came out in 1971. -Wikipedia

Movies

As the Earth Turns
As the Earth Turns
Pax
This Seattle-shot silent film, originally shot in 1937, tells of an apocalyptic future war that could devastate the planet.
As the Earth Turns
As the Earth Turns
Director of Photography
This Seattle-shot silent film, originally shot in 1937, tells of an apocalyptic future war that could devastate the planet.
As the Earth Turns
As the Earth Turns
Director
This Seattle-shot silent film, originally shot in 1937, tells of an apocalyptic future war that could devastate the planet.
As the Earth Turns
As the Earth Turns
Screenplay
This Seattle-shot silent film, originally shot in 1937, tells of an apocalyptic future war that could devastate the planet.
Hamad and the Pirates
Hamad and the Pirates
Cinematography
An orphaned Arab pearl diver helps a British gunboat catch pirates in the Persian Gulf.
Hamad and the Pirates
Hamad and the Pirates
Story
An orphaned Arab pearl diver helps a British gunboat catch pirates in the Persian Gulf.
Hamad and the Pirates
Hamad and the Pirates
Director
An orphaned Arab pearl diver helps a British gunboat catch pirates in the Persian Gulf.
Island of Allah
Island of Allah
Director
An old Bedouin tells the story of the twenty-three year old Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s daring raid on Riyadh to geologists exploring the deserts of Saudi Arabia.
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
Director
The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career as he achieves lasting fame. The documentary includes detailed looks at some of the artist's most renowned creations.
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
Editor
The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career as he achieves lasting fame. The documentary includes detailed looks at some of the artist's most renowned creations.
War Department Report
War Department Report
Editor
WWII propaganda film.
7 Wise Dwarfs
7 Wise Dwarfs
Director
7 Wise Dwarfs is an educational short animated film commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada as a short film for educating the Canadian public about war bonds during World War II. The short features the seven dwarfs from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, four years after the characters made their screen debut.
Shining Rails
Shining Rails
Director
A story of the backbone of America's transportation system - the railroad - this film traces the evolution of locomotive power from steam through electric and diesel-electric to the latest super-powered gas-turbine electric. Emphasis is given to the ways in which these developments have kept pace with the ever-growing demands of a nation that today virtually "lives out of box cars." The picture also offers a glimpse of the operational mechanics of the country's complex railway net¬works—accenting the many applications of electricity. The striking color and the non-technical, human-interest approach combine to give this picture high general-audience appeal.