Director Noel Black was born on June 30, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His entry to directing came in 1965 with Skaterdater, an 18-minute short which used only music and sound effects to advance the plot. Starting with the Grand Prix and the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival, the picture went on to win more international film awards in 1966 and 1967 than any other American film. Black first gained widespread recognition for a highly regarded movie in the film noire genre, Prett ...[Read Story]