Alex Segal

Alex Segal
Born(1915-07-01)July 1, 1915
DiedAugust 22, 1977(1977-08-22) (aged 62)
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Years active1949–76
ChildrenJonathan Segal[1]

Alex Segal (July 1, 1915 – August 22, 1977) was an American television director, television producer, and film director.[2]

Career

Segal directed more than 25 different television programs, including The United States Steel Hour[3] and Celanese Theater (1951–52), between his debut as a director on Starring Boris Karloff (1949) and his death in 1977. Segal directed some films, including Joy in the Morning in 1965.

He received several Emmy nominations for his directing in the 1950s and won a Primetime Emmy for his TV directorship of Death of a Salesman in 1966.[citation needed] Segal also served as chairman of the Division of Drama at the University of Southern California from 1971 to 1976.[citation needed]

Filmography

As director

Year Title Notes
1949 Volume One 1 episode
Starring Boris Karloff
1949–1950 Actors Studio 4 episodes
1950–1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse 3 episodes
1951–1952 Celanese Theatre 16 episodes
1952 Columbia University Seminar
1953–1954 The Campbell Playhouse 2 episodes
1953–1958 The United States Steel Hour 11 episodes
1956 Ransom!
Producers' Showcase 3 episodes
1958 Kraft Television Theatre 1 episode
1958–1961 The DuPont Show of the Month 6 episodes
1959 Playhouse 90 2 episodes
1960–1961 NBC Sunday Showcase 3 episodes
1961 Alcoa Premiere 1 episode
1963 Hedda Gabler 1 episode
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1 episode
All the Way Home
1964 The Nurses 1 episode
1965 Joy in the Morning
Harlow Magna version starring Carol Lynley
1966 Death of a Salesman TV movie
ABC Stage 67 1 episode
1967 The Crucible TV movie
The Diary of Anne Frank TV movie
1968 Certain Honorable Men TV movie
1970 To Confuse the Angel TV movie
1971 Decisions! Decisions! TV movie
1973 The Lie TV movie
1975 My Father's House TV movie
1976 The Story of David TV movie
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II TV miniseries

As producer

References

  1. ^ Crosby, Joan (November 23, 1978). "TV Scout Reports". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 33. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alex Segal". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "TV Guide's Gold Medal Awards". TV Guide. April 16, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2022.