Sig Shore

Sig Shore

Sig Shore (May 13, 1919 – August 17, 2006) was an American film director and producer. His 1972 film "Super Fly" is considered one of the first "blaxploitation" films.

Shore was born in Harlem, New York and grew up in the Bronx. He attended George Washington University on a basketball scholarship, but left school during World War II to serve in the United States Army Air Force.

After the war he worked in advertising. Shore got his start in the film industry importing dubbed foreign films. One of these films, "Ilya Muromets" (retitled "The Sword and the Dragon"), was mocked in a 1994 episode of "Mystery Science Theatre 3000".

Shore's biggest hit was 1972's "Super Fly", directed by Gordon Parks Jr. Filmed on a budget of only US$300,000, it later made over US$30,000,000, and helped spawn the blaxploitation craze of the 1970s. Shore directed as well as produced the less-successful 1990 sequel, "The Return of Superfly."

Shore spent his last years in Stamford, Connecticut. He died from pulmonary complications and respiratory failure due to chronic pneumonia.

Personal life

Sig was married to Barbara Shore for 59 years. Barbara Shore died of a stroke on December 6, 2006. Barbara and Sig leave five children and nine grandchildren.

External links

*imdb name|id=0794959|name=Sig Shore
* [http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-nor.shore5aug20,0,2654964.story Obituary]


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