1907
Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (died 1997)
Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (died 1997)
Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (died 1997)
Fred Zinnemann
American film director (1907–1997)
- Born
- 1907
Alfred Zinnemann was an Austrian and American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Austria-Hungary and educated in France and Germany, Zinnemann began his career in Europe before emigrating to the US, where he specialized in shorts before making 25 feature films during his 50-year career. He won four Academy Awards, both for directing and producing, and made films in a variety of genres including thrillers, westerns, film noir, and stage adaptations.