Paul Bogart

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Biography

He has proven particularly adept at recreating stage productions for the small screen, and has been trusted by actors that the Actors Studio tagged him to direct an adaptation of "The Three Sisters" (1964) performed at the famed center of method acting. After World War II military service, Bogart began his show business career working as a puppeteer and actor with the Berkeley Marionettes. By 1950, he was a stage manager and associate director …
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Job Title

Director, Producer, Writer

Born

November 21, 1919

Career Milestones

Was stage manager and associate director at NBC TV

1944

Served in U.S. Air Force during WWII

1946

Worked as an actor and puppeteer with the Berkeley Marionettes

1952

Began working as a freelance director on TV

1961

Directed episodes of legal drama "The Defenders" (CBS)

1969

Directed first feature, "Marlowe"

1975

Directed episodes of "All in the Family" (CBS), including the 1977 episode titled "Edith's 50th Birthday"

1976

Directed the pilot episode of "Alice" (CBS)

1979

Helmed episodes of the spin-off series "Archie Bunker's Place" (CBS)

1984

Executive produced and directed the CBS sitcom "Mama Malone"

1985

Directed and served as supervising producer of "The Golden Girls" (NBC)

1988

Directed screen adaptation of "Torch Song Trilogy," written by Harvey Fierstein

1990

Executive produced and directed episodes (including pilot) of the CBS sitcom "Bagdad Cafe"

1991

Received the French Festival Internationelle Programmes Audiovisuelle at Cannes

1992

Helmed ABC presentation of Neil Simon's play "Broadway Bound"

1995

Directed TNT adaptation of "The Heidi Chronicles," based on a play by Wendy Wasserstein and starring Jamie Lee Curtis

Awards

1964

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Drama in The Defenders

1965

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Entertainment in The Defenders

1966

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Comedy in Get Smart

1967

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Drama in Mark Twain Tonight!

1972

Directors Guild of America Award for Movies For Television and Mini-Series in The House Without A Christmas Tree

1976

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series in The Adams Chronicles

1977

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In a Comedy Series in All in the Family

1978

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In a Comedy Series in All in the Family

1979

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series in All in the Family

1986

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in The Golden Girls

1987

Directors Guild of America Award for Movies For Television and Mini-Series in Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder

1987

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In a Miniseries or a Special in Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder

1992

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Directing For a Miniseries or a Special in Neil Simon's Broadway Bound

1996

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For a Miniseries or a Special in The Heidi Chronicles