Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann (29 April 1907, Rzeszów, Austria-Hungary {contemporary Poland} — 14 March 1997, London, England) was a prolific American film director who settled in the USA in October 1929 and naturalized as a citizen in 1936, father of film director and producer Tim Zinnemann (b. 1940). He directed three films selected by The Library Of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant:" High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (53), and Oklahoma! (55). Zinnemann held numerous professional accolades, including three Oscars, the Special Award and Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, and several BAFTA Awards.