Fred Zinnemann and Meryl Streep. He directed 19 actors to Oscar nominations, including Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Audrey Hepburn, Glynis Johns, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Gary Cooper and Maximilian Schell. Zinnemann was born in Rzeszów, the son of Anna (Feiwel) and Oskar Zinnemann, a doctor. His parents were Austrian-Jews. He had one younger brother. While growing up in Austria, he wanted to become a musician, but went on to graduate with a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1927. While studying law, he became drawn to films and convinced his parents to
Fred Ferris (actor) as "Sky West and Crooked". One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial "Planet of Giants". Ferris died in 1978, aged 72. Fred Ferris (actor) Fred Ferris (1905–1978) was a British actor. Ferris was born in West Derby, Liverpool. In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy "Club Night", which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955. Ferris was briefly in "Coronation Street" in 1962. He played Mr Appleby, the father of Colin Appleby. In later years, Ferris played a large number