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Date of Birth

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Director Noel Black was born on June 30, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His entry to directing came in 1965 with Skaterdater (1966), an 18-minute short which used only music and sound effects to advance the plot. Starting with the Grand Prix and the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival, the picture went on to win more international film awards in 1966 and 1967 than any other American film. Black first gained widespread recognition for a highly regarded movie in the film noire genre, Pretty Poison (1968), which starred Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld. It was also Black's first feature length film. A native of Chicago, Black has a B.A. and Masters degree in film from UCLA.

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Is a United States and Irish citizen.

Father of Marco Black

Earned BA and MA from UCLA.

Frequently worked with Pamela Sue Martin, William Schallert and George O'Hanlon.

Member of Directors Guild of America Special Projects Committee.

Ex-father-in-law of Deborah Ridpath.