Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/21/1927
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death Date: 02/21/2009
Leading director of TV commercials who turned to features in 1973 and has proved adept at handling light comedy. Zieff directed the enjoyable Jeff Bridges vehicle, "Hearts of the West" (1975), about the making of B westerns in 1930s Hollywood.
Raised in East Los Angeles
Opened photo studio in New York; became top advertising photographer and director of TV commercials in the 1950s and 1960s
1973
Feature film directing debut, "Slither"
1979
Directed Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in the comedy, "The Main Event"
1980
Best known for directing Goldie Hawn in "Private Benjamin"
