|
|
Post by petrolino on Jul 30, 2022 21:27:46 GMT
📺 'The Golden Age Of Television' (1947 - 1959) 🎥
-
Norman Jewison (born July 21, 1926, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *)
Elliot Silverstein (born August 3, 1927, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.)
-
28 Heavyweight Directors Who Cut Their Teeth During 'The Golden Age Of Television' (¬ Directors listed in order of age / * = Canadian)
Martin Ritt (1914 - 1990) Ralph Nelson (1916 - 1987) Don Medford (1917 - 2012) Bernard Girard (1918 - 1997) Ted Post (1918 - 2013) Delbert Mann (1920 - 2007) David Lowell Rich (1920 - 2001) Daniel Petrie (1920 - 2004 *)
George Roy Hill (1921 - 2002) Buzz Kulik (1922 - 1999)
Blake Edwards (1922 - 2010) Arthur Penn (1922 - 2010) Lamont Johnson (1922 - 2010) Tom Gries (1922 - 1977) Fielder Cook (1923 - 2003)
Irvin Kershner (1923 - 2010) Arthur Hiller (1923 - 2016 *)
Sidney Lumet (1924 - 2011) Robert Altman (1925 - 2006) Sam Peckinpah (1925 - 1984)
Jack Smight (1925 - 2003) Joseph Sargent (1925 - 2014) Robert Mulligan (1925 - 2008) Paul Wendkos (1925 - 2009) Bud Yorkin (1926 - 2015) Robert Ellis Miller (1927 - 2017) Stuart Rosenberg (1927 - 2007) John Frankenheimer (1930 - 2002) # Franklin J. Schaffner (1920 - 1989) was born in Japan and Boris Sagal (1923 - 1981) was born in Ukraine.
## Directors like Vincent McEveety (1929 - 2018), Richard Donner (1930 - 2021), Richard C. Sarafian (1930 - 2013), James Goldstone (1931 - 1999), Gilbert Cates (1934 - 2011), Sydney Pollack (1934 - 2008) and William Friedkin (1935 - 2023) first made their mark as television directors in the early 1960s. Michael Ritchie (1938 - 2001) gained a tv foothold in the early 1960s, though some sources claim he directed television as early as the mid-1950s (reports unverified). From the 1960s group, Mark Rydell and Larry Peerce are among those who are happily still with us.
### Some American actors who were active during the 'Golden Age Of Television' went on to become film directors, including Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, George C. Scott, John Cassavetes and Dennis Hopper. Yul Brynner, who was born in Russia, directed television at the time. Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Warren Beatty are still making movies, as is Canadian William Shatner (*).
#### With regard to writers, we recently lost Carl Reiner (1922 - 2020) but Mel Brooks and Woody Allen still walk among us. |
|
spiderwort
Junior Member
@spiderwort
Posts: 2,527
Likes: 9,326
|
Post by spiderwort on Jul 31, 2022 16:59:37 GMT
Thanks for the great post, petrolino. It's sometimes hard to remember -- and some people simply do not know -- how much incredible talent came out of the golden age of television. I am old enough to remember a lot of that work -- seen as a kid (honestly; as a family we used to watch Playhouse 90 and others) -- and frankly I miss it: the great writing, acting and directing. The art of it all, done on a weekly basis, much of it live, is utterly mind-blowing. Those truly were the days.
P.S. I would add to the list James B. Clark (1908-2000), Alex Segal (1915-1977), and George Schaefer (1920-1997).
Also, most people don't know that it was television director/actor Yul Brynner who encouraged actor Sidney Lumet to join the live television world as a director. And history was made. Of course, Brynner stopped directing when he became a movie star.
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Aug 2, 2022 17:32:44 GMT
Thanks for the great post, petrolino. It's sometimes hard to remember -- and some people simply do not know -- how much incredible talent came out of the golden age of television. I am old enough to remember a lot of that work -- seen as a kid (honestly; as a family we used to watch Playhouse 90 and others) -- and frankly I miss it: the great writing, acting and directing. The art of it all, done on a weekly basis, much of it live, is utterly mind-blowing. Those truly were the days. P.S. I would add to the list James B. Clark (1908-2000), Alex Segal (1915-1977), and George Schaefer (1920-1997).Also, most people don't know that it was television director/actor Yul Brynner who encouraged actor Sidney Lumet to join the live television world as a director. And history was made. Of course, Brynner stopped directing when he became a movie star.
Thanks spiderwort. It's great that Norman Jewison and Elliot Silverstein are still with us, hopefully enjoying their years of retirement. Jewison hung up his boots following 'The Statement' (2003); he recently paid tribute online to a dear friend departed, the late James Caan. Silverstein's last picture was the crime thriller 'Flashfire' (1994) so he's been inactive for a long time now.
I wish I'd thought to include Alex Segal who directed the crime classic 'Ransom!' (1956). I think he was also in the director's chair for one of timshelboy's favourites, the biopic 'Harlow' (1965).
I'm sure I've seen James Clark's family picture 'Flipper' (1963) when I was a kid, a classic for sure. Don't think I'm familiar with the work of George Schaefer though 'Pendulum' (1969) sounds interesting.
|
|
spiderwort
Junior Member
@spiderwort
Posts: 2,527
Likes: 9,326
|
Post by spiderwort on Aug 2, 2022 18:57:21 GMT
Thanks spiderwort. It's great that Norman Jewison and Elliot Silverstein are still with us, hopefully enjoying their years of retirement. Jewison hung up his boots following 'The Statement' (2003); he recently paid tribute online to a dear friend departed, the late James Caan. Silverstein's last picture was the crime thriller 'Flashfire' (1994) so he's been inactive for a long time now.
I wish I'd thought to include Alex Segal who directed the crime classic 'Ransom!' (1956). I think he was also in the director's chair for one of timshelboy's favourites, the biopic 'Harlow' (1965).
I'm sure I've seen James Clark's family picture 'Flipper' (1963) when I was a kid, a classic for sure. Don't think I'm familiar with the work of George Schaefer though 'Pendulum' (1969) sounds interesting.
I especially loved Segal's film, ALL THE WAY HOME, petrolino; one of my favorites. For Clark, my favorite of his was ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS (btw, he received an Oscar nomination for editing HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY!!).
As for George Schaefer, I know he did very few features, the most prominent probably being AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE starring Steve McQueen. But I included him, because he was a titan in television, doing so many truly great TV movie adaptations of the great classic plays and films with so many great stars -- everyone from Julie Harris, Greer Garson, Richard Burton, Christopher Plummer, Eva Le Gallienne, Jason Robards, Charles Boyer, Boris Karloff, Jane Powell, Melvyn Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Bel Geddes, et al, from the early 50s to 1996. American television would not have been the same without him. I still remember so many of those productions vividly, even though I was very young when I saw some of the best.
(I know that technically he probably doesn't really fit your criteria for this thread, but I just felt the need to include him in order to pay tribute to his great talent.)
And yes, I'm glad that Jewison and Silverstein are still with us. That is a good thing.
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Aug 2, 2022 19:47:43 GMT
Thanks spiderwort. It's great that Norman Jewison and Elliot Silverstein are still with us, hopefully enjoying their years of retirement. Jewison hung up his boots following 'The Statement' (2003); he recently paid tribute online to a dear friend departed, the late James Caan. Silverstein's last picture was the crime thriller 'Flashfire' (1994) so he's been inactive for a long time now.
I wish I'd thought to include Alex Segal who directed the crime classic 'Ransom!' (1956). I think he was also in the director's chair for one of timshelboy's favourites, the biopic 'Harlow' (1965).
I'm sure I've seen James Clark's family picture 'Flipper' (1963) when I was a kid, a classic for sure. Don't think I'm familiar with the work of George Schaefer though 'Pendulum' (1969) sounds interesting.
I especially loved Segal's film, ALL THE WAY HOME, petrolino; one of my favorites. For Clark, my favorite of his was ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS (btw, he received an Oscar nomination for editing HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY!!).
As for George Schaefer, yes, I know he did very few features, the most prominent probably being AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE starring Steve McQueen. But I included him, because he was a titan in television, doing so many truly great TV movie adaptations of the great classic plays and films with so many great stars -- everyone from Julie Harris, Greer Garson, Richard Burton, Christopher Plummer, Eva Le Gallienne, Jason Robards, Charles Boyer, Boris Karloff, Jane Powell, Melvyn Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Bel Geddes, et al, from the early 50s to 1996. American television would not have been the same without him. I still remember so many of those productions vividly, even though I was very young when I saw some of the best.
(I know that technically he probably doesn't really fit your criteria for this thread, but I just felt the need to include him in order to pay tribute to his great talent.)
And yes, I'm glad that Jewison and Silverstein are still with us. That is a good thing.
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look out for them.
|
|
|
|
Post by politicidal on Aug 2, 2022 21:23:44 GMT
One of the more versatile directors in his time, Norman Jewison.
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Dec 2, 2022 2:24:39 GMT
One of the more versatile directors in his time, Norman Jewison.
Yes. I think this can be said of his friend and fellow Canadian Arthur Hiller too. Both men were tipped to be comic directors through and through, but they had more strings to their bow.
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Dec 1, 2023 22:24:45 GMT
Thanks for the movies, Mr. Silverstein ... see you on the other side ...
( Arthur Hiller & Elliot Silverstein )
-
Jane Fonda in 'Cat Ballou' (1965)
Faye Dunaway in 'The Happening' (1967)
'The Car' (1977)
Elliot Silverstein ~ Rest in Everlasting Peace
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Jan 23, 2024 18:43:20 GMT
Thanks for the movies, Mr. Jewison ... see you on the other side ...
( Arthur Hiller & Norman Jewison )
-
"No matter how many awards he was getting, or how much attention he got, or how successful his films were, he was always there to support others. He was incredibly generous. I owe so much to him."
- Atom Egoyan, CBC News
Steve McQueen, Tuesday Weld & Norman Jewison
-
Norman Jewison, Doris Day & Rock Hudson
Norman Jewison & Jane Fonda
Norman Jewison, Penelope Ann Miller & Danny DeVito
Norman Jewison ~ Rest in Eternal Peace
|
|
