Noel Black (born June 30, 1937, Chicago, Illinois) is an American film and television director.
He won awards at the Cannes Film Festival for an 18-minute short subject filmed in 1965 called Skaterdater. It had no dialogue, but used music and sound effects to advance the plot. It was nominated for an Academy Award for short film in 1966.
He directed the 1968 film " Pretty Poison", and subsequently concentrated on directing for television.
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, "Pretty Poison," which starred Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld. It was also Black's first feature length film. A native of Chicago, Black has a B.A. and Masters degree in film from UCLA.
