Alan Pultz
Alan Pultz | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1937 |
| Died | October 25, 2001 |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1960s to 1990s |
Alan Pultz (July 7, 1937 – October 25, 2001) was an award-winning American television director whose work was confined to the small screen. For many years he directed episodes of General Hospital.
Background[edit]
Born in New York, he attended the University of North Carolina. He was also in the U.S. Navy and achieved the rank of lieutenant.[1] While in the navy, he was part of the team that recovered Alan Shepard who was the first astronaut in space.[2]
Career[edit]
Early in his career he was a theater manager, and progressed to production assistant and associate director. Some of the programs he worked on were The Jimmy Dean Show and Who Do You Trust?. As a director, his early work included A Time for Us and One Life to Live.[3] Working with producer, Gloria Monty he directed episodes of ABC Daytime's General Hospital for twenty two years.[4][5] Other directorial works include Return To Peyton Place and The Best of Everything.[6] He worked on Dark Shadows as an associate director,[7]
In 1967, he worked on Dark Shadows as an assistant director. The three episodes he worked on aired from April to August.[8] In 1993, both Pultz and William Ludel received the Daytime Drama award for their work on General Hospital.[9]
Death[edit]
Pultz died in his sleep on October 25, 2001, at his home in Encino, California. He was buried in Lebanon, Connecticut. He was survived by Doris, his wife and a brother and sister.[10]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- Pultz was nominated for 8 Daytime Emmy Awards (his first nomination was shared with Marlene Laird/Marlene Laird and Phil Sogard) and won 3 times.
- He won a Directors Guild of America Award in 1996 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Serials - Daytime.
References[edit]
- ^ Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2001 - Obituaries | PASSINGS, Alan L. Pultz, 64; Director of ABC's 'General Hospital'
- ^ Variety, November 6, 2001 - >Scene >People News, Alan Pultz
- ^ Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2001 - Obituaries | PASSINGS, Alan L. Pultz, 64; Director of ABC's 'General Hospital'
- ^ Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2, By Vincent Terrace - Page 162 964 GENERAL HOSPITAL
- ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001, By Harris M. Lentz III - Page 237 Pultz, Alan
- ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001, By Harris M. Lentz III - Pultz, Alan
- ^ The Dark Shadows Almanac: Millennium Edition, By Kathryn Leigh Scott, Jim Pierson - TV SERIES PRODUCTION CREDITS
- ^ TV.com - CREDITS, Associate Director
- ^ Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1996 - 'Apollo 13' DGA Win Yields No Oscar Clues - ROBERT W. WELKOS
- ^ Variety, November 6, 2001 - >Scene >People News, Alan Pultz
Other[edit]
- Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2001 - Obituaries, Alan L. Pultz, 64; Director of ABC's 'General Hospital'
- Variety, November 6, 2001 - Alan Pultz
- We Love Soaps, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - NOMINEES: Directors Guild of America Awards
- The Free Library - MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR TV DIRECTOR PULTZ.
External links[edit]
- Alan Pultz at IMDb