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- Biography: Howard Zieff (21 October 1927 – 22 February 2009, pronounced Zeef ) was an American director, television commercial director, and advertising photographer.
Filmography
- My Girl 2 (1994)
- My Girl (1991)
- The Dream Team (1989)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
- Private Benjamin (1980)
- The Main Event (1979)
- House Calls (1978)
- Hearts of the West (1975)
- Slither (1973)
News
Howard Zieff , the commercial director and ad photographer who stuffed an actor with spicy meatballs in a memorable Alka-Seltzer spot and used an American Indian in print ads to convince people "You don't have to be Jewish to love... ... Full Article
Howard Zieff, 1927-2009
villagevoice.com –
2009-02-25
Posted by Roy Edroso at 2:41 PM, February 25, 2009 We note the passing of Howard Zieff , a key figure in the bold, funny, and heavily Jewish advertising revolution of the 1960s. ... Full Article
LOS ANGELES -Howard Zieff, a film and television commercial director whose works included "Private Benjamin" and "My Girl," has died. He was 81. Zieff died Sunday of Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles, said his wife Ronda Gomez-Quinones. ... Full Article