Bruce Bilson
American film and television director (born 1928)
Mona Weichman
(m. 1955; div. 1976)Renne Jarrett
(m. 1981)Bruce Bilson (born May 19, 1928) is an American film director and television director. He is most notable for his work as a regular director on the spy spoof Get Smart. He won the 1967–1968 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the third season Get Smart episode "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye".
Life and career
Bilson was born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents. His mother, Hattie Bilson (née Dratwa; 1907–2004), was an American screenwriter, and his father, George Bilson (1902–1981), was a British producer/writer/director of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who was born in Leeds, England.[1] His brother, Malcolm is a fortepianist and professor of piano at Cornell University.
Bilson graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1950.[2][3]
Family
Bilson married Mona Weichman on August 31, 1955; they divorced in 1976. They had two children, Danny Bilson (born 1956), a film and video game writer/producer and father of actress Rachel Bilson, and Julie Ahlberg, a film producer.[4]
Bilson married Renne Jarrett in 1981.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
- Pate Katelin en Buenos Aires (1969)
- The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974)
- The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976)
- The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
- Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
Television
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References
- ^ Bruce Bilson Biography, filmreference.com; accessed May 23, 2017.
- ^ "DONOR HONOR ROLL 2017". UCLA School of TFT. August 11, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Leszczak, Bob (August 23, 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. ISBN 9781476615394.
- ^ "Julie Ahlberg". IMDb. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Two Chairs No Waiting 363: Neal Brower Interviews Bruce Bilson 2011 (Part 4)". imayberry.com. February 3, 2016.
External links
- Bruce Bilson at IMDb
- Bruce Bilson at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- Bruce Bilson at People.com
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- Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)
- Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960)
- Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961)
- Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962)
- John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
- Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964)
- No Award (1965)
- William Asher for Bewitched (1966)
- James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
- Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
- Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
- Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
- Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
- John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
- Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
- Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974)
- Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
- Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
- Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
- Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
- Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
- James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
- James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
- Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
- James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983)
- Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
- Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
- Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
- Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987)
- Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988)
- Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
- Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)
- James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)
- Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)
- Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)
- James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)
- David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)
- Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)
- David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)
- Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)
- Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
- Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)
- Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
- Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)
- Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)
- Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)
- Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)
- Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)
- Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)
- Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)
- Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
- Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)
- Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)
- Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)
- Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013)
- Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014)
- Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015)
- Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016)
- Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017)
- Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018)
- Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)
- Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020)
- Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)
- MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022)
- Christopher Storer for "Review" (2023)
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