Elliot Silverstein

Elliot Silverstein
Born(1927-08-03)August 3, 1927
DiedNovember 24, 2023(2023-11-24) (aged 96)
OccupationDirector
Years active1954–1994
Notable workCat Ballou
The Happening
A Man Called Horse
Spouses
(m. 1962; div. 1968)
Alana King
(divorced)

Elliot Silverstein (August 3, 1927 – November 24, 2023) was an American film and television director. He directed the Academy Award-winning western comedy Cat Ballou (1965), and other films including The Happening (1967), A Man Called Horse (1970), Nightmare Honeymoon (1974), and The Car (1977). His television work includes four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1961–1964).