David E. Durston

David E. Durston
Born	September 10, 1921(1921-09-10)
Died	May 6, 2010(2010-05-06) (aged 88)
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1964 – 1978

David E. Durston (September 10, 1921 – May 6, 2010) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for directing the Charles Manson-inspired cult classic drive-in horror exploitation film, I Drink Your Blood, which was released in 1970.

Career

Durston wrote and directed for the famous television series, Playhouse 90 during the 1950s. In 1964, he co-directed the film Susuz Yaz with Metin Erksan. At the 14th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear award.^[1]

Death

Durston died on May 6, 2010 of complications from pneumonia.^[2]

Filmography

As film director:

• Susuz Yaz (1964)
• The Love Statue (1966)
• I Drink Your Blood (1970)
• Blue Sextet (1972)
• Stigma (1972)
• Boynapped! (1975) (as Spencer Logan)
• Manhold (1978)

As screenwriter:

• I Drink Your Blood (1970)
• Stigma (1972)
• Blue Sextet (1972)
• Boynapped! (1975) (as Spencer Logan)

References

1. ^ "Berlinale 1964: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1964/03_preistr_ger_1964/03_Preistraeger_1964.html. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
2. ^ Fox, Margalit (May 22, 2010). "David E. Durston, Who Wrote and Directed ‘I Drink Your Blood,’ Dies at 88". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/movies/23durston.html. 

External links

• David E. Durston at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Durston, David E.
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	September 10, 1921
Place of birth
Date of death	May 6, 2010
Place of death