Joseph M. Newman

Joseph M. Newman
Born(1909-08-17)August 17, 1909
Logan, Utah, United States
DiedJanuary 23, 2006(2006-01-23) (aged 96)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1933 – 1965

Joseph M. Newman (August 17, 1909 – January 23, 2006) was an American film director most famous for his 1955 film This Island Earth. His credits include episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the now defunct category of Assistant Director, for David Copperfield[1] and San Francisco.[2] He was also the last person nominated Assistant Director to die.

  1. ^ "The 8th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  2. ^ "The 9th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-06.