Sidney M. Goldin was born on March 25, 1878 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Führe uns nicht in Versuchung (1922), Tam na horách (1920) and East Side Sadie (1929). He was previously married to Betty Gärtner. He died on September 19, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA.