Paul Rauch
Paul Rauch (died December 10, 2012[1]) was an American television and film producer. Rauch's work was primarily in American soap operas.
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Career [edit]
Rauch's earlier jobs included Vice President, Programs-East Coast for CBS, Supervising Producer for Procter & Gamble, and Music Critic for an English-language edition of the Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun, a job he held in his mid-twenties.
In 2009 Paul Rauch was named “The Greatest Daytime Producer of All Time” by TV Guide Canada, while he served as co-executive producer of the #1 daytime show The Young & the Restless. Rauch also produced the feature films Lover's Knot (Cannes Film Festival) and Run the Wild Fields (Film Advisory Board Award, special honors at the Sarasota Film Festival, Emmy, Best Family Film), as well as the 100-episode primetime series Poor Nastya for Sony Pictures Int. and Russia 3. He was a co-creator (as well as executive producer) of the drama series Texas.
Another World [edit]
Rauch is best known for his work on Another World, which he produced from 1972 to 1982. For much of that time, he worked in conjunction with Head Writer Harding Lemay, and the team garnered the show critical acclaim and strong ratings.
Rauch led the show to an expanded hour format in 1975, which was a success. However, a subsequent time expansion to 90 minutes in 1979 was less successful though the expanded show lasted for one and a half years.
Other credits [edit]
Following his stint on Another World, he produced One Life to Live from 1983 to 1991, Santa Barbara from 1991 to 1993, and Guiding Light from 1996 to 2002. From 2003 to 2005, he was an executive consulting producer to a period-drama that aired on Russian television, called Bednaya Nastya. From 2008 to 2011, he was the executive producer of The Young and the Restless.
Personal life [edit]
At the time of his death, aged 78, Rauch was married to concert pianist Israela Margalit. The couple lived in New York City.
Positions held [edit]
Vice President, Daytime Programs, CBS Vice President, Programs - East Coast, CBS (1970-1972)
- Co-Creator
- Executive Producer (July 1980 - April 1981)
- Executive Producer (December 1972 - July 1982)
- Executive Producer (1983 - 1991)
- Executive Producer (January 1991 - January 15, 1993)
- Executive Producer (November 1996 - December 24, 2002)
- Consultant (August 2008 - October 2, 2008)
- Co-Executive Producer (October 3, 2008 - May 10, 2011)
Television history [edit]
| Preceded by Lyle B. Hill [1] |
Executive Producer of Another World 1972-1982 |
Succeeded by Allen M. Potter |
| Preceded by Jean Arley |
Executive Producer of One Life to Live 1983-1991 |
Succeeded by Linda Gottlieb |
| Preceded by John Conboy |
Executive Producer of Santa Barbara 1991-1993 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by Michael Laibson |
Executive Producer of Guiding Light 1996-2002 |
Succeeded by John Conboy |
| Preceded by Josh Griffith |
Co-Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless (with Maria Arena Bell) 2008-2011 |
Succeeded by Maria Arena Bell |
External links [edit]
http://tvguide.ca/soaps/articles/110525_paul_rauch_n
References [edit]
- ^ Associated Press. "Serial drama producer Paul Rauch dies in NY at 78 - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
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