Director
Noel Black
Born June 30, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied July 5, 201425 films
Noel Black (June 30, 1937 – July 5, 2014) was an American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.
Read more
Black was born in Chicago, Illinois. He won awards at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for an 18-minute short subject filmed in 1965 called Skaterdater. It had no dialogue, but used music and sound effects to advance the plot. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1966.
He directed the 1968 cult film Pretty Poison,[3] and subsequently concentrated on directing for television, occasionally directing films such as Private School.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Noel Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Start here
The best way into Noel Black's work
First watchPretty Poison19686.7A troubled arsonist spins a tale of espionage to a captivating girl, who becomes enthralled and entangled in his dangerous fantasies, leading to unexpected murder and chaos that change…View filmEssential films
Ranked by acclaim and reach
Filmography
25 films as director- 1989The Eyes of the PantherDirector
- 1988Meet the MunceysDirector
- 1988The Town BullyDirector
- 1987A Conspiracy of LoveDirector
- 1986My Two LovesDirector
- 1986A Time to TriumphDirector
- 1985Promises to KeepDirector
- 1985Deadly IntentionsDirector
- 1983Quarterback PrincessDirector
- 1983Private SchoolDirector
- 1983Happy EndingsDirector
- 1982Prime SuspectDirector
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherDirector
- 1981The Other VictimDirector
- 1980A Change of SeasonsDirector
- 1980The Golden HoneymoonDirector
- 1979A Man, a Woman and a BankDirector
- 1978MirrorsDirector
- 1978The World BeyondDirector
- 1977Mulligan's StewDirector
- 1977I'm a FoolDirector
- 1971Jennifer on My MindDirector
- 1970Cover Me BabeDirector
- 1968Pretty PoisonDirector
- 1965SkaterdaterDirector