!!!Zinnemann, Fred
b. Vienna, April 29, 1907,
d. London (United Kingdom), March 14, 1997, cameraman and film
director. Studied music and had a keen interest in photography; became
cameraman in Paris and with E. Schuefftan in Berlin. Participated in
the German production of "Menschen am Sonntag" (1929), later worked as
a director in Hollywood (could not work in Germany because Austrians
were not admitted to the German union of cameramen). Had his own
production company from 1953, was given commissions for short films
and cultural films; director of films with a world-wide reputation,
e.g. "High Noon" (1952), "From Here To Eternity" (1953, Oscar), "A Man
for All Seasons" (1966, Oscar), "The Day of the Jackal" (1971),
"Julia" (1976).
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Work: F. Z. An Autobiography, 1992.
!Literature
A. Nolletti, The Films of F. Z., 1999;
P. Drummond, Zwoelf Uhr mittags, 2000.
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