David Alexander (director)
David Alexander (December 23, 1914 – March 6, 1983) was an American television director. He directed episodes of the CBS series The Best of Broadway[1][2] and several popular 1960s television shows, including: My Favorite Martian,[3] Petticoat Junction,[4] Get Smart,[5] The Munsters,[6] F Troop[7] and The Brady Bunch.[8] He also directed two episodes, Plato's Stepchildren and The Way to Eden, of Star Trek: The Original Series.[9]
On Broadway, he directed the 1952 revival of Pal Joey (musical).[10] This production had the longest run of any revival of a musical in the history of the Broadway theatre at the time.
References
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2003). The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-55783-512-3.
- ^ Meade, Marion (2014). Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase: A Biography. Open Road Media. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-4976-0231-1.
- ^ "My Favorite Martian TV Series (1963)".
- ^ "Petticoat Junction TV Series (1963)". FilmAffinity.
- ^ "Get Smart TV Series (1965)".
- ^ Kerby, Carl (2006). Remote Control: The Power of Hollywood on Today's Culture. New Leaf Publishing Group. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-89051-491-7.
- ^ John, Michael St (2019). Hollywood Through the Back Door: A Journal of Survival. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-7960-4754-7.
- ^ "The Brady Bunch TV Series (1969)". FilmAffinity.
- ^ Porter, Jennifer E.; McLaren, Darcee L. (1999). Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-7914-4333-0.
- ^ Pollack, Howard (2017). The Ballad of John Latouche : an American Lyricist's Life and Work. Oxford University Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-19-045829-4.
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