Hubert Cornfield

Hubert Cornfield (February 9, 1929 — June 18, 2006) was an American film director in Hollywood. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and died in Los Angeles. Billy Wilder, William Wyler and Joseph L. Mankiewicz all signed his Directors Guild of America (DGA) application.

He moved to the US as a refugee in 1941.^[1] He received attention for a short film he made The Color is Red which attracted the interest of 20th Century Fox.^[2]

He directed mainly crime films... from Film Noir to Neo Noir... and worked with legendary actors ranging from Marlon Brando to Sidney Poitier.

Filmography

The Color is Red (short)
Sudden Danger (1955)
Lure of the Swamp (1957)
Plunder Road (1957)
The 3rd Voice (1960)
Angel Baby (1961) (replaced by Paul Wendkos)^[3]
Pressure Point (1962)
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
Les Grands Moyens [fr] (1976)

References

^ Hopper, H. (September 26, 1959). "Looking at hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 182361991.
^ "In the picture". Sight and Sound. Vol. 31. Fall 1962. p. 177. ProQuest 1305498396.
^ A.H. WEILER. (Mar 27, 1960). "VIEW FROM A LOCAL VANTAGE POINT". New York Times. ProQuest 115030275.

External links

Hubert Cornfield at IMDb
Tribute at Film Monthly
Obituary at Variety
Obituary at Los Angeles Times

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[1] Hopper, H. (September 26, 1959). "Looking at hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 182361991.

[2] "In the picture". Sight and Sound. Vol. 31. Fall 1962. p. 177. ProQuest 1305498396.

[3] A.H. WEILER. (Mar 27, 1960). "VIEW FROM A LOCAL VANTAGE POINT". New York Times. ProQuest 115030275.

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