| Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend | |
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| Based on | Short story |
| Written by | Oliver Hailey |
| Story by | Marilyn Cantor Baker |
| Directed by | Russ Mayberry |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | George Eckstein |
| Cinematography | Chuck Arnold |
| Editor | Jim Benson |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 5, 1981 |
| Related | |
| Love, Sidney | |
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Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film written by Oliver Hailey and directed by Russ Mayberry. The film is based on a short story by Marilyn Cantor Baker. It stars Tony Randall, Lorna Patterson, Kaleena Kiff and David Huffman. It premiered on NBC as a two-hour pilot for the NBC series Love, Sidney on October 5, 1981. Oliver Hailey and Marilyn Cantor Baker won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Anthology - Original or Adapted and it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.[1][2] The movie was one of prime time's first depictions of a gay man on television, and was protested by conservative organizations.[3]