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Harry Falk (director)

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Harry Falk
Born
Harry George Falk Jr.

(1933-03-15)March 15, 1933
New York City, NY, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 2016(2016-04-29) (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Film and television director
Years active1961–1989
Spouses
  • (m. 1965; div. 1969)
  • Candace Falk
    (m. 1988)
Children1

Harry George Falk Jr. (March 15, 1933 – April 29, 2016) was an American film and television director. He directed the 1969 television film Three's a Crowd.

Early life

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Falk was born in New York City to a Catholic family. His family moved to California after his father, a former policeman, got a job as a gaffer.[1]

Career

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Falk began his career, as an assistant director on television commercials and for the television series The Defenders, in 1961. Later in his career, Falk directed for many television programs, as his credits includes, The Patty Duke Show, Get Smart, The Partridge Family, That Girl, Hawaii Five-O, The Doris Day Show, The Mod Squad and The Courtship of Eddie's Father.[2]

In 1975, Falk was nominated for an Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for an episode of The Streets of San Francisco.[3] He directed some miniseries programs in his career, as directing The Sophisticated Gents, Beulah Land[4] and Centennial. He retired in 1989, as his last work on directing the television film High Desert Kill.[5]

Death

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Falk died in April 2016 at his home in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 83.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Harry Falk obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Harry Falk, TV Director and First Husband of Patty Duke, Dies at 83". yahoo.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Harry Falk bio". emmys.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey". The Record. March 5, 1980. p. 44.
  5. ^ Film Directors (A Complete Guide · Volume 9). Lone Eagle Pub. 1992. p. 125.
  6. ^ "Clipped from The Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. June 5, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Harry Falk, TV Director and First Husband of Patty Duke, Dies at 83". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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