Saul J. Turell
Saul Judah Turell (born January 20, 1921 in New York City , † April 10, 1986 in New Rochelle , United States ) was an American documentary filmmaker ( film director , screenwriter , film producer , film editor ) and Oscar winner .
Live and act
After his military service in World War II , Saul Turell entered the film industry in 1946 when he founded Sterling Films that year, with which the native New Yorker produced information films and distributed television films. Another company formation, Sterling Communications, later became the Manhattan Cable. With Janus Films, a company he founded in 1966 and of which he was president for 20 years, Turell sold classic films by legendary directors such as François Truffaut , Ingmar Bergman , Jean Renoir , Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock .
Between 1957 and 1961 the self-confessed cineast produced and wrote individual episodes of the series Silents Please presented by Ernie Kovacs , which were broadcast in Germany under the title From the childhood days of film . Another series by the film-loving New Yorker was Hollywood: The Golden Years , which Turell had produced together with David L. Wolper and which was led by dance legend Gene Kelly . Turell's last significant work was a 1979 half-hour film portrait of the black singer, actor and (once) self- confessed communist Paul Robeson , for which Turell won an Oscar in 1980 for Best Short Documentary . Turell had two sons and a daughter.
Filmography
- 1959: Capt'n Sailorbird (TV series, production)
- 1960: From the childhood days of film ( Silents Please ) (production, screenplay)
- 1961: The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (Director, Production, Screenplay, Editor)
- 1962: The Great Chase (screenplay)
- 1963: Hollywood: The Great Stars (production management)
- 1965: The Love Goddesses (Director, Production, Screenplay)
- 1976: From Ben Hur to Hollywood ( The Art of Film ) (Production, Screenplay, Editing)
- 1979: Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (Director, Screenplay)
Web links
- Obituary in The New York Times, April 11, 1986
- Obituary in The Los Angeles Times, April 12, 1986
- Saul J. Turell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turell, Saul J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turell, Saul Judah (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, film director, film producer, and film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1986 |
| Place of death | near New Rochelle , United States |