Ephraim Katz (11 March 1932 – 2 August 1992) was a writer, journalist and filmmaker who devoted his life to gathering the information in his book, The Film Encyclopedia,[1] first published in 1979.
Katz, born in Tel Aviv, studied law and economics at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Residing in New York City, he made television documentaries for CBS, including The Taste of Sunday, one of its first in color, and later for NBC.
One of the most comprehensive critical and historical works on film in print, he single-handedly wrote the entire first edition.
The Encyclopedia contains biographical and critical information about many major and minor figures in films including actors, directors, producers, and production people.