Rod Amateau
Rod Amateau | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rodney Amateau December 20, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 2003 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Rodney Amateau |
| Occupations | Film and television screenwriter, director, and producer |
| Years active | 1950–1989 |
| Spouses | Joane Andre
(m. 1950; div. 1959)Sandra Burns
(m. 1959; div. 1962) |
| Children | 4 |
Rodney Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer.
Career
[edit | edit source]Among the programs that he directed were The Dennis Day Show, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Bob Cummings Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mister Ed, Gilligan's Island and The New Phil Silvers Show. He produced My Mother the Car and Supertrain, and wrote the story for the 1988 film Sunset. Amateau also directed a few episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, and appeared in a handful of episodes as an actor as well.
In 1987, he directed, produced and co-wrote The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, which is considered to be one of the worst films ever made.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]From 1945 to 1949, he was married to actress Coleen Gray, who sued him for child support in 1955.[1] Amateau was then married to actress and screenwriter Joane Andre from 1950 to 1959. From 1959 to 1962, he was married to Sandra Burns, daughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen.[2]
Amateau had four children, two sons and two daughters.[3]
Retirement and death
[edit | edit source]Amateau retired from directing in 1989. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 2003 in Los Angeles, aged 79.[4]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Bushwhackers | |||
| Monsoon | ||||
| 1969 | Hook, Line & Sinker | |||
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | |||
| 1971 | The Statue | |||
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | |||
| 1975 | The Wilby Conspiracy | |||
| 1976 | Drive-In | |||
| 1978 | The Seniors | |||
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | |||
| 1984 | Lovelines | |||
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | |||
| 1988 | Sunset |
TV
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1955–1959 | The Bob Cummings Show |
| 1956–1958 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
| 1959–1963 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
| 1961–1966 | Mister Ed |
| 1963–1964 | The New Phil Silvers Show |
| 1965–1966 | My Mother the Car |
| 1965–1966 | O.K. Crackerby |
| 1979–1985 | The Dukes of Hazzard |
| 1979 | Supertrain (season 1, episode 2: "And a Cup of Kindness, Too") |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Sandra Burns profile, imdb.com; accessed April 6, 2017.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Rod Amateau at IMDb
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1923 births
- 2003 deaths
- American male screenwriters
- Film producers from New York (state)
- American television directors
- Television producers from New York City
- Film directors from New York City
- American male television writers
- American television writers
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- American film director, 1920s birth stubs