American film and television director who directed the Academy Award-winning western comedy Cat Ballou (1965), and other films including The Happening (1967), and A Man Called Horse (1970), is dead. He is said to have passed away on November 24, 2023, at the age of 96.
His death was announced by his family members.
Elliot Silverstein’s cause of death
Though his death was confirmed by his family, they did not disclose his cause of death, hence, his cause of death was unknown at the time of his publication.
Elliot Silverstein’s funeral arrangements
There is limited information about his funeral arrangements, however, according to the information gathered, a private service will be held in Boston.
We are still following up on his death, we will update this post as soon as we get important information about his funeral arrangements.
Silverstein was born to his parents in Boston on August 3, 1927, and was raised in Dorchester. He began directing professionally in 1954. He was the director of six feature films in the mid-twentieth century.
He had been married three times, each ending in divorce. His first marriage was to Evelyn Ward in 1962, where he was the stepfather of David Cassidy; the couple divorced in 1968. His second marriage was to Alana King.
