Richard Hoover Lyford (born 7 October 1917; died November 4, 1985,
North Hollywood, Los Angeles) was an American filmmaker.He directed
avant-garde films in Seattle, Washington in his early career,
including As the Earth Turns. During the 1940s, he found success
working with Walt Disney.In 1950, he co-directed and edited The Titan:
Story of Michelangelo which won an Academy Award for documentary
feature in 1950 and was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
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.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.
North Hollywood, Los Angeles) was an American filmmaker.He directed
avant-garde films in Seattle, Washington in his early career,
including As the Earth Turns. During the 1940s, he found success
working with Walt Disney.In 1950, he co-directed and edited The Titan:
Story of Michelangelo which won an Academy Award for documentary
feature in 1950 and was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
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.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.
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