American film and television director.
Born August 8th, 1912 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel