question: Which producer-director was older when he died, Ted Demme or Frederic Zelnik?
answer: Frederic Zelnik
context: Title: Frederic Zelnik
  Passage: Frederic Zelnik (17 May 1885 - 29 November 1950) was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema.  He also appeared on screen as an actor.
  Title: The Mill at Sanssouci
  Passage: The Mill at Sanssouci (German: Die Mühle von Sanssouci) is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Siegfried Philippi and Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lissi Lind and Jakob Tiedtke.  The film is part of the popular cycle of Prussian films.  It premiered on 1 February 1926.
  Title: The Bohemian Dancer (1926 film)
  Passage: The Bohemian Dancer (German: Die Försterchristl) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Harry Liedtke and William Dieterle.  It premiered in Berlin on 5 March 1926.  It is based on the operetta 1907 "Die Försterchristl" composed by Georg Jarno with a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder.
  Title: Frederik Fuglsang
  Passage: Frederik Fuglsang (1887–1953) was a Danish cinematographer who worked largely in the German film industry.  Fuglsang was employed by Nordisk Film, who initially brought him to Germany.  He worked frequently during the Weimar era on films such as "Vanina" (1922) and Frederic Zelnik's "The Weavers".  (1927).  He was married to the actress Käte Fuglsang.
  Title: The Girl from Capri
  Passage: The Girl from Capri (German: Das Mädel von Capri) is a 1924 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ulrich Bettac and Robert Scholz.  It premiered in Berlin on 10 July 1924.
  Title: Dancing Vienna
  Passage: Dancing Vienna (German: Das tanzende Wien) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ben Lyon and Alfred Abel.  The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew, Ferdinand Bellan and Erich Kettelhut.  It was one of several prototypes of the Heimatfilm made by Zelnik in the 1920s.  The film was intended as a loose sequel to Zelnik's "The Blue Danube" (1926).
  Title: Count Varenne's Lover
  Passage: Count Varenne's Lover (German: Die Geliebte des Grafen Varenne) is a 1921 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Josef Commer and Johannes Riemann.  It premiered in Berlin on 3 March 1921.
  Title: Ted Demme
  Passage: Edward Kern "Ted" Demme ( ; October 26, 1963 – January 13, 2002) was an American director, producer, and actor.
  Title: The Blue Danube (1926 film)
  Passage: The Blue Danube (German:An der schönen blauen Donau) is a 1926 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Harry Liedtke, Lya Mara and Hans Junkermann.  The film has been described as a paean to Austria.  The art direction was by Andrej Andrejew and Jacek Rotmil.
citations: Frederic Zelnik Ted Demme