Thus Sylvia Sidney the actress was born ... Ultimately, her comedic, pivotal role in Mars Attacks! would prove to be her last. She died at the age of 88 from throat cancer, just over a month ...

a gaga Sylvia Sidney, has a jokey Burton ring. But despite its bizarre gags and weirdo space trolls, “Mars Attacks!” falls well short of the big 1996 hit that it will inevitably be compared to.

In the pre-title sequence of Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks!" the herd of cattle ... When rescuing his grandmother (Sylvia Sidney), Richie learns hearing Slim Whitman sing "Indian Love Call" makes ...