Question: Which film has the director who was born first, They Shoot Horses, Don'T They? (Film) or Blackboard Jungle?

Fredric Steinkamp( August 22, 1928 – February 20, 2002) was an American film editor with more than 40 film credits. He had a longstanding, notable collaboration with director Sydney Pollack, editing nearly all of Pollack's films from" They Shoot Horses, Do n't They?"( 1969) through" Sabrina"( 1995). Steinkamp began his career working part- time in the sound department of the MGM Studios. He became an assistant editor at MGM, and worked for Adrienne Fazan, Ralph E. Winters, Jack Dunning, and Harold F. Kress. Kress recommended Steinkamp as the editor for" The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"( directed by Michael Curtiz, 1960), which was Steinkamp's first editing credit. From 1980 on, Steinkamp co-edited most films with his son, William Steinkamp; after 1995, William Steinkamp became Sydney Pollack's principal editor through the end of the latter's career in 2005. Steinkamp won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for" Grand Prix"( directed by John Frankenheimer, 1966). He was nominated for the Academy Award for editing four films directed by Pollack:" They Shoot Horses, Do n't They?"( 1969)," Three Days of the Condor"( 1975)," Tootsie"( 1982), and" Out of Africa"( 1985). All of these films had co-editors, including his son William Steinkamp for the last two. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for" They Shoot Horses, Do n't They?"( 1969). He was nominated for ACE Eddie awards for editing" The Unsinkable Molly Brown"( directed by Charles Walters- 1964)," Grand Prix"( 1966)," Tootsie"( 1982), and" Out of Africa"( 1985). In 2001 Steinkamp received the Career Achievement Award of the American Cinema Editors( ACE). <SEP> The screenplay, adapted from Horace McCoy's 1935 novel of the same name, was written by James Poe and Robert E. Thompson. The film focuses on a disparate group of characters desperate to win a Depression- era dance marathon and the opportunistic emcee who urges them on to victory. The film premiered at the 23rd Cannes Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on December 10, 1969. Upon release it was a critical and commercial success, grossing$ 12.6 million on a budget of$ 4.86 million, becoming the sixteenth highest grossing film of 1969. Critics praised its direction, screenplay, depiction of the depression era, and performances, most notably of Fonda's, which marked a significant turning point in her career. The film received nine nominations at the 42nd Academy Awards including Best Director, Best Actress( for Fonda), Best Supporting Actress( for York), Best Adapted Screenplay and winning Best Supporting Actor( for Young). It holds the Academy record for most nominations without one for Best Picture. They Shoot Horses, Do n't They? is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Red Buttons, Bruce Dern, Bonnie Bedelia and Gig Young. <SEP> Pollack directed more than 20 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 movies or shows and produced over 44 films. His 1985 film" Out of Africa" won him Academy Awards for directing and producing. He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for" They Shoot Horses, Do n't They?"( 1969) and" Tootsie"( 1982) in which he also appeared. Some of his other best known works include" Jeremiah Johnson"( 1972)," The Way We Were"( 1973)," Three Days of the Condor"( 1975) and" Absence of Malice"( 1981). Sydney Irwin Pollack( July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. His subsequent films included" Havana"( 1990)," The Firm"( 1993)," The Interpreter"( 2005), and he produced and acted in" Michael Clayton"( 2007). Pollack is probably best known to television viewers for his recurring role playing Will Truman's father on the NBC sitcom" Will& Grace"( 2000 – 2006). <SEP> Richard Brooks( May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for" Blackboard Jungle"( 1955)," Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"( 1958)," Elmer Gantry"( 1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay)," In Cold Blood"( 1967) and" Looking for Mr. Goodbar"( 1977). <SEP> Gig Young( born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in" They Shoot Horses, Do n't They?"( 1969). <SEP> It is remembered for its innovative use of rock and roll in its soundtrack and for the unusual breakout role of a black cast member, future Oscar winner and star Sidney Poitier as a rebellious, yet musically talented student. Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an interracial inner-city school, based on the novel" The Blackboard Jungle" by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".