Fred Zinnemann was born on April 29, 1907, in Vienna, Austria. He was an Austrian-American film director and producer who directed some of the most popular and critically acclaimed films of the 1940s and 1950s, including "From Here to Eternity", "High Noon", and "The Day of the Jackal".
Fascinating Fred Zinnemann: A Journey Through the Life and Films of an Iconic Director