Fred Zinnemann: Austrian-born American film director (1907-1997)
Alfred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an Austrian Empire-born American movie director and producer.
He won four Academy Awards for directing and producing movies. He also won a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
Fred Zinnemann | |
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 Zinnemann in the 1940s | |
| Born | Alfred Zinnemann April 29, 1907 |
| Died | March 14, 1997 (aged 89) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Movie director, producer |
| Years active | 1932–1982 |
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| Spouse | Renee Bartlett (m. 1936) |
| Children | Tim Zinnemann |
His best known movies were The Search (1947), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959), A Man For All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His movies have received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24.
His parents were Austrian Jews. He graduated with a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1927. He later studied at Ecole Technique de Photographie et Cinématographie in Paris to become a cameraman. Both of his parents were killed during the Holocaust.
Zinnemann died of a heart attack in London, England on March 14, 1997 almost one month before his 90th birthday.
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