Howard Zieff

Howard Zieff
Howard Zieff
Born	Howard Burton Zieff; 21 October 1927; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	22 February 2009 (aged 81); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film director

Howard Burton Zieff (October 21, 1927 – February 22, 2009) (pronounced Zeef

television commercial director, and advertising

photographer.

Early life

Zieff was born to

Los Angeles, CA. with his family.^[2]

Career

He studied art for one year at

Spitfire planes.^[2]

In 1969, Zieff sold his company to Columbia Pictures in order to focus on filmmaking. After the release of My Girl 2 in 1994, Zieff retired from directing as he became increasingly debilitated by Parkinson's disease.^[3]

Death

Zieff died aged 81 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at 8:10 am on Sunday, February 22, 2009, with his wife (retired motion picture literary agent) Ronda Gomez-Quinones at his side. Private Benjamin star Goldie Hawn was among those to pay tribute to him, saying he had a "special talent for directing comedies, always a rare gift. What I remember and cherish most was his humour and love of laughter."^[4] He is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Executive producer
1973	Slither	Yes	No
1975	Hearts of the West	Yes	No
1978	House Calls	Yes	No
1979	The Main Event	Yes	No
1980	Private Benjamin	Yes	No
1984	Unfaithfully Yours	Yes	No
1989	The Dream Team	Yes	No
1991	My Girl	Yes	No
1994	My Girl 2	Yes	Yes

References

^ Hevesi, Dennis (25 February 2009). "Howard Zieff, 'a-Spicy Meatball' Adman, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
^ ^a ^b Mel Heimer. "Zany TV commercials do so sell goods," The Titusville Herald (Pennsylvania), November 11, 1969, page 5.
^
New York Times
, 21 February 2002.
^ "Howard Zieff : Obituary - ThisIsAnnouncements". Lastingtribute.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2011-03-27.

External links

[1] Hevesi, Dennis (25 February 2009). "Howard Zieff, 'a-Spicy Meatball' Adman, Dies at 81". The New York Times.

[heimer-2] Mel Heimer. "Zany TV commercials do so sell goods," The Titusville Herald (Pennsylvania), November 11, 1969, page 5.

[Weinraub2002-3] 
New York Times
, 21 February 2002.

[4] "Howard Zieff : Obituary - ThisIsAnnouncements". Lastingtribute.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2011-03-27.

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