Bert Salzman
Bert Salzman | |
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Born | September 2, 1931 |
Died | November 29, 2016 Sonoma, California, United States | (aged 85)
Occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
Bert Salzman (September 2, 1931 – November 29, 2016) was an American writer and film director.[1] He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing Angel and Big Joe (1975).[2][3]
Early life[]
Bert Salzman was born in 1931 in New York City and grew up in an orphanage. He never completed high school and became self-educated. As a young boy, he became interested with painting. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and fought in the Korean War.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alexander, Geoff; Prelinger, Rick (2010-08-22). Academic Films for the Classroom: A History. McFarland. pp. 179–. ISBN 9780786458707. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Angel and Big Joe". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Bertram W. SALZMAN". Sonoma Index-Tribune. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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Categories:
- 1931 births
- Directors of Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
- 2016 deaths
- Writers from New York City
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- American male writers
- Film directors from New York City
- American film director stubs