Sherry Shourds

Walter Sherborne "Sherry" Shourds Jr.^[1] (March 15, 1906^[2] – February 13, 1991) was an American assistant director, director and production manager who was a write-in nomination during the 8th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category for A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was also the 2nd and last year the Academy Awards allowed write-in votes.^[3][4][5] He also helped on the television show Bonanza.

Sherry Shourds
Born	Walter Sherborne Shourds Jr.[1] (1906-03-15)March 15, 1906[2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	February 13, 1991(1991-02-13) (aged 84) Burbank, California, USA
Occupation(s)	assistant director, directorer and production manager
Years active	1929-1967

Selected filmography

• The Iron Mask (1929)
• Captain Blood (1935)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
• Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
• Four Daughters (1938)
• All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
• The Letter (1940)
• The Sea Wolf (1941)
• Kings Row (1942)
• The Big Punch (1948) (director)
• I Confess (1953) (production manager)