Alex Segal
Born(1915-07-01)July 1, 1915
DiedAugust 22, 1977(1977-08-22) (aged 62)
US
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. Segal also served as chairman of the Division of Drama at the University of Southern California from 1971 to 1976.

Filmography

As director

Year Title Notes
1949Volume One1 episode
Starring Boris Karloff
1949–1950Actors Studio4 episodes
1950–1951Pulitzer Prize Playhouse3 episodes
1951–1952Celanese Theatre16 episodes
1952Columbia University Seminar
1953–1954The Campbell Playhouse2 episodes
1953–1958The United States Steel Hour11 episodes
1956Ransom!
Producers' Showcase3 episodes
1958Kraft Television Theatre1 episode
1958–1961The DuPont Show of the Month6 episodes
1959Playhouse 902 episodes
1960–1961NBC Sunday Showcase3 episodes
1961Alcoa Premiere1 episode
1963Hedda Gabler1 episode
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 episode
All the Way Home
1964The Nurses1 episode
1965Joy in the Morning
Harlow
1966Death of a SalesmanTV movie
ABC Stage 671 episode
1967The CrucibleTV movie
The Diary of Anne FrankTV movie
1968Certain Honorable MenTV movie
1970To Confuse the AngelTV movie
1971Decisions! Decisions!TV movie
1973The LieTV movie
1975My Father's HouseTV movie
1976The Story of DavidTV movie
Rich Man, Poor Man Book IITV 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. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 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.


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