Made several socially aware thrillers such as "The Sound of Fury" (1950) before being blacklisted. Endfield continued to work in the UK, notably on the spectacular African siege drama "Zulu" (1964).
- Also Credited As:
C. Raker, C. Raker Endfield, Cyril Endfield, Cyril Raker Endfield, Hugh Raker
- Born:
November 10, 1914 in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Died:
April 16, 1995.
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Job Titles:
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Teacher, Inventor
Significant Others
Education
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Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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New Theater School, New York, New York
Milestones
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1941 Moved to Hollywood
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1945 First short film as director, "Passing Parade"
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1946 Feature directorial and screenwriting debut, "Gentleman Joe Palooka"
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1950 Wrote and directed, "The Sound of Fury", a controversial examination of post-war america
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1951 Blacklisted in Hollywood, he relocated to England rather than name names, where he continued to direct uncredited or under a variety of pseudonymns
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1952 Made final Hollywood picture, "Tarzan's Savage Fury"
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1953 Credited as Hugh Raker for song lyrics, "I Couldn't Care Less", also co-direced "The Limping Man"
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1964 First producing effort, also wrote and directed, "Zulu"; Michael Caine's film acting debut
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1971 Directed final feature, "Universal Soldier"
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1978 Invented computerized pocket-sized typewriter
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1979 Final screenplay credit, "Zulu Dawn"
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As a child was known as a prodigy magician
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Met Orson Welles in a Hollywood magic shop who subsequently gave Endfield his first industry job as an assistant at Welles' Mercury Company
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Served in the Army Signal Corps during WWII
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Taught drama and produced for the stage prior to film career
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With actor Stanley Baker formed production company for whom he directed "Zulu" and "Sands of the Kalahari"