Tag: Maura Spiegel

Maura Spiegel’s recently published book, Sidney Lumet: A Life, is the definitive look at the Oscar-nominated filmmaker. After getting his start as a child actor on the stage, Sidney Lumet would transition to directing.  By the time he retired from filmmaking, he directed some 45 films in his career.  Some would also go onto earn Oscar nominations.  Others would be critically panned.  In the mid-90s, Lumet would pen his own book in hopes of being…