Elliot Silverstein obit

 Director Elliot Silverstein Has Died

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Elliot Silverstein -Of Los Angeles, CA, formerly of Boston, passed on November 24, 2023 in Los Angeles at age 96. Elliot was a long-time Film and Television director.

He directed Lee Marvin and Jane Fonda in the 1965 comedy western "Cat Ballou " for which Lee Marvin won an Academy Award. He directed" The Happening "in 1967 and the Richard Harris Film "A Man Called Horse". He also directed the cult hit "The Car' starring Jon Rubenstein.

Elliot directed many of the epic programs in the beginning of Television, including "Omnibus", and episodes of the 1960 Iconic hit" Route 66 "starring George Maharis and Martin Milner. The show ran for four years on CBS. Among other Television shows he directed were episodes of "The Twilight Zone", "The Defenders", "Tales from the Crypt". "Have Gun Will Travel", "Dr. Kildare, and "Naked City."

He directed Arthur Miller's Play "The Crucible" at Washington's Arena Stage.

He received The Directors Honorary Life Member Award Guild Award, DGA Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award, and The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing -Feature Film. After his retirement he taught film at USC.

He is survived by his brother, Jason Silverstein.

Private graveside service will be held in Boston.

He directed the Academy Award-winning western comedy Cat Ballou (1965), and other films including The Happening (1967), A Man Called Horse (1970), Nightmare Honeymoon (1974), and The Car (1977). His television work includes four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1961–1964).

In 1965, at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Youth Film Award – Honorable Mention, in the category of Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People for Cat Ballou. He was also nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear.

In 1966, he was nominated for the DGA Award in the category for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Cat Ballou).

In 1971, he won the Bronze Wrangler award at the Western Heritage Awards in the category of Theatrical Motion Picture for A Man Called Horse, along with producer Sandy Howard, writer Jack DeWitt, and actors Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Corinna Tsopei and Richard Harris.

In 1985, he won the Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America.

In 1990, he was awarded the DGA Honorary Life Member Award.

Silverstein was born in Boston on August 3, 1927, and was raised in Dorchester. He had been married three times, each ending in divorce. His first marriage was to Evelyn Ward in 1962; the couple divorced in 1968. His second marriage was to Alana King. During his first marriage, he was the stepfather of David Cassidy.

Silverstein lived in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. Actively retired, Silverstein had taught film at USC and continued to work on screenplays and other projects. He died in Los Angeles on November 24, 2023, at the age of 96.

 

Filmography

Flashfire (1994)

Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (1991–94)

Picket Fences (TV Series) (1993)

Rich Men, Single Women (TV Movie) (1990)

Fight for Life (TV Movie) (1987)

Night of Courage (TV Movie) (1987)

Betrayed by Innocence (TV Movie) (1986)

The Firm (TV Series) (1982–1983)

The Car (1977)

Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)

A Man Called Horse (1970)

The Happening (1967)

Cat Ballou (1965)

Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) (1963–64)

The Defenders (TV Series) (1962–64)

Arrest and Trial (TV Series) (1964)

The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) (1962–64)

Twilight Zone (TV Series) (1961–64)

Breaking Point (TV Series) (1963)

Dr. Kildare (TV Series) (1961–63)

The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) (1962)

Belle Sommers (TV Movie) (1962)

Naked City (TV Series) (1961–62)

Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) (1961)

Route 66 (TV Series) (1960–61)

Checkmate (TV Series) (1961)

The Westerner (TV Series) (1960)

Assignment: Underwater (TV Series) (1960)

Black Saddle (TV Series) (1960)

Suspicion (TV Series) (1958)

Omnibus (TV Series) (1954–56)