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 1950s to the 1970s. He directed episodes of almost every major television show of the period, from Perry Mason, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, to Kojak.

Nyby is the father of Christian I. Nyby II, a prolific television director in his own right.

[edit] External links

• Christian Nyby at the Internet Movie Database