Noel Black
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Noel Black is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.
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 short film in 1966.
He directed the 1968 film Pretty Poison
, and subsequently concentrated on directing for television, occasionally directing films such as Private School
.
Black was born in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He won awards at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival
1966 Cannes Film Festival
The 19th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 5-20, 1966. To honour the festival's 20th anniversary, a special prize was given.-Jury:*Sophia Loren *Marcel Achard *Vinicius de Moraes *Tetsuro Furukaki...
for an 18-minute short subject filmed in 1965 called Skaterdater
Skaterdater
Skaterdater is a 1965 American short film. It was Produced by Marshal Backlar, and written and directed by Noel Black and was the winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Short Subject category...
. It had no dialogue, but used music and sound effects to advance the plot. It was nominated for an Academy Award
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for best short film in 1966.
He directed the 1968 film Pretty Poison
Pretty Poison (film)
Pretty Poison is a thriller film directed by Noel Black, starring Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld, about an ex-convict and high school cheerleader who commit a series of crimes....
, and subsequently concentrated on directing for television, occasionally directing films such as Private School
Private School (film)
Private School is a 1983 teen oriented sex comedy film, directed by Noel Black.-Cast :* Phoebe Cates as Christine Ramsey* Betsy Russell as Jordan Leigh-Jenson* Matthew Modine as Jim Green...
.
Partial filmography
- The River Boy (1964)
- SkaterdaterSkaterdaterSkaterdater is a 1965 American short film. It was Produced by Marshal Backlar, and written and directed by Noel Black and was the winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Short Subject category...
(1966) - ABC Stage 67ABC Stage 67ABC Stage 67 was the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals....
(1 episode, 1967) - Trilogy: The American Boy (1968) (TV)
- One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
(1968) - Pretty PoisonPretty PoisonPretty Poison is a Dance group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Group members are Jade Starling ; Whey Cooler ; and Kaya Pryor .-History:...
(1968) - Cover Me BabeCover Me BabeCover Me Babe is a 1970 drama film about a young filmmaker who will do anything to get a studio contract. The film was directed by Noel Black, and stars Robert Forster and Sondra Locke....
(1970) - Jennifer on My Mind (1971)
- Amy PrentissAmy PrentissAmy Prentiss is an American police drama television series which aired on NBC. It is a spinoff of Ironside, and aired as part of the NBC Mystery Movie from 1974-1975. Jessica Walter stars as Amy Prentiss, a relatively young investigator who becomes Chief of Detectives for the San Francisco Police...
(1974) - Quincy M.E. (1 episode, 1976)
- SwitchSwitchIn electronics, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another....
(1 episode, 1976) - KojakKojakKojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...
(1 episode, 1977) - McCloudMcCloudMcCloud is an American television police drama that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1977. The title role was played by Dennis Weaver as Marshal Sam McCloud, a law officer from Taos, New Mexico on semi-permanent "special assignment" with the New York City Police Department.-History:The first choice for...
(1 episode, 1977) - I'm a FoolI'm a FoolI'm a Fool is the title of a short story written by Sherwood Anderson the American short story writer and novelist. The story is narrated in first person point of view and the setting is Ohio where Sherwood Anderson was born.- GE Theater adaption :...
(1977) (TV) - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew MysteriesThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew MysteriesThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC...
(2 episodes, 1977) - Mulligan's StewMulligan's StewMulligan's Stew was an NBC drama/comedy that was on the air in 1977. It focused on the lives of the Mulligan family. Lawrence Pressman starred as Michael Mulligan, a high school teacher and football coach, and Elinor Donahue played his wife, Jane, who works as a school nurse...
(1 episode, 1977) - Big Hawaii (1 episode, 1977)
- The World Beyond (1978)
- MarianneMarianneMarianne is a national emblem of France and an allegory of Liberty and Reason. She represents the state and values of France, differently from another French cultural symbol, the "Coq Gaulois" which represents France as a nation and its history, land, culture, and variety of sport disciplines in...
(1978) - Hawaii Five-OHawaii Five-OHawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
(1 episode, 1978) - A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
- The Golden Honeymoon (1980)
- A Change of SeasonsA Change of Seasons (film)A Change of Seasons is a 1980 American dramedy film directed by Stephen Frears. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Shirley MacLaine and Bo Derek.-Plot:...
(1980) - The Other Victim (1981)
- The Electric GrandmotherThe Electric GrandmotherThe Electric Grandmother is a 1982 television movie based on the short story "I Sing the Body Electric" by Ray Bradbury. It stars Maureen Stapleton and Edward Herrmann and was directed by Noel Black. Bradbury's story was previously adapted for television in 1962 as "I Sing the Body Electric", an...
(1982) - Prime Suspect (1982)
- Happy EndingsHappy EndingsHappy Endings is a 2005 American film directed by Don Roos and starring Lisa Kudrow, Tom Arnold, Steve Coogan and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The expression "happy ending" is a colloquial term for the practice of a masseuse to offer sexual release to a client....
(1983) - Private SchoolPrivate schoolPrivate schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
(1983) - Quarterback PrincessQuarterback PrincessQuarterback Princess is a 1983 fact-based drama film by 20th Century Fox that chronicles the courage and determination of a teenage girl who struggles against sexism and fights to play on her high school football team. It was filmed primarily in McMinnville, Oregon...
(1983) - Deadly IntentionsDeadly IntentionsDeadly Intentions is a 1985 television film. A sequel was released in 1991 titled Deadly Intentions... Again?.-Plot:Originally shown in two parts, this four-hour TV movie stars Michael Biehn as the outwardly "perfect" doctor husband of Madolyn Smith. But Biehn is actually a psychopath, who is...
(1985) - Promises to KeepPromises to KeepPromises to Keep: Technology, Law, and the Future of Entertainment is a book William Fisher, Ph.D. wrote. Fisher was a Harvard University Hale and Dorr Professor of Intellectual Property Law and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society Director. Stanford University Press published the book in...
(1985) - A Time to Triumph (1986)
- My Two Loves (1986) (TV)
- The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
(2 episodes, 1986-1987) - CBS Summer PlayhouseCBS Summer PlayhouseCBS Summer Playhouse is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season.-Overview:...
(1 episode, 1987) - A Conspiracy of Love (1987)
- The Town Bully (1988)
- Meet the Munceys (1988)
- Dolphin Cove (1989)
- Nightmare Classics (1 episode, 1989)
- The Baby-Sitters ClubThe Baby-Sitters ClubThe Baby-sitters Club is a series of novels written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic between 1986 and 2000, that sold 17 milllon copies. Many of the novels were ghostwritten, including 43 by Peter Lerangis. However, Ann Martin wrote the first 35 novels.The series is about a group of...
(1 episode, 1990) - Over My Dead BodyOver My Dead BodyOver My Dead Body is a detective drama which was aired in the United States on the CBS television network as part of its 1990 fall lineup.Over My Dead Body starred Edward Woodward as Maxwell Beckett, an aging mystery novelist whose three successful early novels were starting to be overshadowed by...
(1 episode, 1991) - The Hollow Boy (1991)
- Swans CrossingSwans CrossingSwans Crossing is an American teen drama series that aired for thirteen weeks in syndication from June 29 to September 25, 1992.-Synopsis:...
(1992)