death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
santa barbara , california , united states 05 july 2014 chicago , illinois , united states 30 june 1937 noel black
 noel black film director film producer screenwriter
noel black

noel black -lrb- june 30 , 1937 -- july 5 , 2014 -rrb- was an american film and television director , screenwriter , and producer .
black was born in chicago , illinois .
he won awards at the 1966 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 best short film in 1966 .
he directed the 1968 cult film `` pretty poison '' , and subsequently concentrated on directing for television , occasionally directing films such as `` private school '' .
black died of bacterial pneumonia in santa barbara , california on july 5 , 2014 .
he was 77 .
