External links
- Herb Freed at IMDb
Herb Freed | |
|---|---|
| Born | Herbert Freed 1935 (age 89–90) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Anne Marisse (m. 1964;died 1984) |
Herb Freed (born 1935) [1] is an American film director and screenwriter best known for a number of horror films made in the 1970s and 1980s. His feature credits include Haunts (1976), Beyond Evil (1980), and Graduation Day (1981). [2]
Freed was born in 1935 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants. [3]
Prior to embarking on a filmmaking career, Freed served as rabbi at Temple Beth Shalom in Mahopac, New York for eight years before resigning. [2] He relocated to Los Angeles with the intent of making films. [2]
He made his feature film debut with A.W.O.L. (1972) before co-writing and directing the psychological horror film Haunts (1976), starring May Britt and Cameron Mitchell; the latter was co-written with his then-wife, Anne Marisse. [4] In 1980, he directed the supernatural horror film Beyond Evil , starring John Saxon and Lynda Day George.
Freed and screenwriter Anne Marisse were married from 1964 until her death from cancer in 1984. [4] Freed married film editor Marion Segal in 1985. [5] The couple were married until her death on December 22, 2011. [5]
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | A.W.O.L. | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1976 | Haunts | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1980 | Beyond Evil | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1981 | Graduation Day | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1985 | Tomboy | Yes | No | ||
| 1987 | Survival Game | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1992 | Stickin' Together | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1996 | Subterfuge | Yes | No | ||
| 1999 | Dead Punkz | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1999 | Paradise Lost | Yes | Yes | ||
