George Sidney’s former Las Vegas home has listed for sale at $1.9 million.

The progressively designed home was built in 1981, and is large and boxy, although fairly unassuming in its formal, minimalist façade. It is an odd combination of self-assertion over its landscape, and an apparent desire to appear unostentatious. Symmetry is briefly evoked before being quickly dispelled as static and academic. This was certainly a home for a man who worked within the vanguard that brought filmed entertainment into the age of color.

The home measures at around 11,000 square feet, with four bedrooms and six baths. Within are a fireplace and wet bar, and a large master suite. The home also features a maid’s suite with separate entrance. Sidney purchased the home in 1998 for a million; it has remained in his family since his death.

Before tenures as president of the Screen Director’s Guild and Director’s Guild of America, George Sidney began his career in show business as a child actor in vaudeville; as a director, he struck gold working for MGM as the musical went Technicolor, ushering in a new form of entertainment in hits like ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ (1950), and the 1951 remake of ‘Show Boat.’ He worked with many A-list stars, including Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, Tony Curtis, and Ann-Margret. His 1964 entry in the Elvis film canon, ‘Viva Las Vegas,’ is considered the finest of the series.