Gerd Oswald

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Biography

American film and television director

  • Primary profession
  • Director·assistant_director·producer
  • Country
  • Germany
  • Nationality
  • German
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 09 June 1919
  • Place of birth
  • Berlin
  • Death date
  • 1989-05-22
  • Death age
  • 70
  • Place of death
  • Los Angeles
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Knows language
  • English language·German language
  • Parents
  • Richard Oswald·Kate Oswald

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Trivia

Son of director Richard Oswald.

German-born migr director, former child actor. In the U.S. from 1938, initially as assistant director, subsequently as production manager and associate producer. Directed his first full-length film in 1957, specialising from then on in second features and television episodes. A particularly prolific helmsman of "The Outer Limits" .

Quotes

I have to admit that all I know about film and style I learned from,assisting other directors. They taught me what should and should not be,done in front of the camera. .

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