Sid Smith, who directed Jimmy Durante on live television in the 1950s and later helmed several Christmas specials hosted by another legendary comedian, Bob Hope, has died. He was 93.
Smith, who also guided the televised Miss Universe Pageant and a pair of David Copperfield
magic specials during his wide-ranging, 50-year career, died on Tuesday
of natural causes at his home in Palm Springs, his daughter, Karen Berger, told The Hollywood Reporter.