Christian Nyby

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Christian Nyby (September 1, 1913 - September 17, 1993) was an American television and film director.

Born in Los Angeles, California, he started his career as a film editor in the 1940s. During this period, he worked on four films for famous director Howard Hawks, of which one (Red River) led to an Academy Award nomination. He began his career in the carpentry division at the studios, worked his way up to editor, then got the chance to direct his first film in 1951. "The Thing From Another World" or "The Thing", as it is more commonly known, was an instant success attributed mostly to the producer Howard Hawks. Nyby went on to have a prolific television and movie directing career, from the 1950's to the 1970's. He directed episodes of almost every major television show of the period, from "Bonanza" to "Kojak" to "The Twilight Zone".