Editing Fred Zinnemann (section)

==Final years and death==
Zinnemann is often regarded as striking a blow against [[ageism]] in Hollywood.{{by whom |date= May 2022}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinyard |first=Neil |title=Fred Zinnemann: Films of Character and Conscience |publisher=McFarland |year=2010 |isbn=9780786481729 |pages=62}}</ref> The apocryphal story goes that in the 1980s, during a meeting with a young Hollywood executive, Zinnemann was surprised to find the executive didn't know who he was, despite having won four Academy Awards, and directing many of Hollywood's biggest films. When the young executive asked Zinnemann to list what he had done in his career, Zinnemann reportedly answered, "Sure. You first." In Hollywood, the story is known as "You First," and is often alluded to when veteran creators find that upstarts are unfamiliar with their work.<ref>{{cite news
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Zinnemann insisted, "I've been trying to disown that story for years. It seems to me Billy Wilder told it to me about himself."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-21-ca-1509-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=David | last=Gritten | title=Movies : A Lion in His Winter : At 85, Fred Zinnemann looks back on a life in film; his anecdote-rich autobiography earns the rave reviews his last movie didn't | date=June 21, 1992}}</ref>

Zinnemann died of a heart attack in London, England on March 14, 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/zinnemann-fred-1907-1997|title=Zinnemann, Fred 1907–1997|website=www.encyclopedia.com|language=en|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> He was 89 years old. Zinneman's remains were cremated at [[Kensal Green Cemetery]] and the cremated remains were collected from the cemetery. His wife, [[Renee Bartlett]] died on December 18, 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/212767%7C55504/Fred-Zinnemann/|title=Overview for Fred Zinnemann|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>