Cy Endfield
Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American film director, who at times also worked as a writer, theatre director, magician and inventor. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he worked in the New York theatre in the late 1930s before moving to Hollywood in 1940. His film career was interrupted by the Hollywood blacklist, and he resettled in London at the end of 1951. He is particularly known for The Sound of Fury/Try and Get Me! (1950), Hell Drivers (1957) and Zulu (1964).
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| Born | November 10, 1914 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1995 (aged 80) Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England |
| Education | Scranton public schools; Yale University (1933-35) |
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| Years active | 1942–1979 |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Shurack, married May 14, 1939; Divorced. Maureen Forshaw, married March 31, 1956 |
| Children | Cathy (first mariage); Suzannah; Eden |
| Awards | Silver Medallion, Telluride Film Festival (1993); British Design Award (1990) |
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