Director Elliot Silverstein, responsible for films such as Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse, has died at the age of 96 in Los Angeles.
Silverstein died last Friday in Los Angeles, although the specialized media echoed on Monday the announcement made by his relatives through the obituary website Legacy.
Born in Boston on August 3, 1927, Silverstein began his career in the industry as a director of television series including Omnibus (1955), Route 66 (1960) and Naked City (1961).
After several years focused on television projects, in 1965 he made his film debut with the film Cat Ballou, a comedy starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin that earned five Academy Award nominations and earned Marvin the Oscar for Best Actor.
For the next decade, Silverstein devoted himself to filmmaking, directing titles such as The Happening (1967), starring Anthony Queen; the western A Man Called Horse (1970), with Richard Harris and Judith Anderson, or the horror film The Car (1977), which followed the story of a mysterious black car driving itself involved in a series of murders.
The filmmaker's work was recognized on several occasions by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) with awards such as the Honorary Life Member Award or the Robert B. Aldrich Award of Merit.
Silverstein also did theater. He directed Arthur Miller's The Crucible, presented at the Arena Stage in Washington.
His last audiovisual projects were the television series Tales from the Crypt (1991-1994) and the film Flashfire (1994) and after his retirement, he taught film at the University of Southern California (USC).
The body was laid to rest at a private funeral in Boston, according to information published in Legacy.
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