Ralph Levy
Ralph Levy | |
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Born | (1920-12-18)December 18, 1920 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | October 15, 2001(2001-10-15) (aged 80) Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA |
Spouse | Miranda Speranza Masocco Levy |
Ralph Levy (December 18, 1920 – October 15, 2001) was an American producer, film and television director.
Biography
Ralph Levy was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He directed episodes of several television shows, including I Love Lucy, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Trapper John, M.D. and Hawaii Five-O. He also served as producer/director of The Ed Wynn Show, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show[1] and The Jack Benny Program.[2] Levy's film directorial career includes Do Not Disturb starring Doris Day, and Bedtime Story starring David Niven, Shirley Jones and Marlon Brando.
Levy was the director of General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein, a TV special broadcast on March 28, 1954, on all four TV networks in the US at the time.
Levy won the 1960 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy for The Jack Benny Program.
Death
Levy died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, exactly fifty years to the day after the premiere of I Love Lucy, the pilot of which he had directed, although it was never shown to the public until decades later.[3]
References
- ^ The Sitcom Reader America Viewed and Skewed. Los Angeles Times. October 6, 2005. ISBN 9780791465707. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Myrna Oliver (October 20, 2001). "Ralph Levy, 81; Director of Early TV Comedy Shows". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Ralph Levy, 81, Director of Burns and Benny". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 22, 2001. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
External links
- Ralph Levy at IMDb
- http://www.lucyfan.com/ralphlevy.html
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- Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)
- Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960)
- Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961)
- Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962)
- John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
- Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964)
- No Award (1965)
- William Asher for Bewitched (1966)
- James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
- Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
- Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
- Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
- Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
- John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
- Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
- Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974)
- Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
- Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
- Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
- Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
- Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
- James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
- James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
- Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
- James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983)
- Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
- Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
- Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
- Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987)
- Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988)
- Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
- Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)
- James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)
- Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)
- Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)
- James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)
- David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)
- Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)
- David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)
- Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)
- Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
- Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)
- Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
- Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)
- Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)
- Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)
- Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)
- Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)
- Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)
- Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)
- Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
- Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)
- Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)
- Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)
- Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013)
- Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014)
- Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015)
- Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016)
- Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017)
- Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018)
- Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)
- Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020)
- Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)
- MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022)
- Christopher Storer for "Review" (2023)