Paul Bogart

Paul Bogart (Bogoff) (November 13, 1919 – April 15, 2012) was an American television director and producer.[1] Bogart directed episodes of the television series 'Way Out in 1961, Coronet Blue in 1967, Get Smart, The Dumplings in 1976, All In The Family from 1976 to 1979, and four episodes of the first season of The Golden Girls in 1985. Among his films are Oh, God! You Devil,[2] Torch Song Trilogy,[3] Halls of Anger, Marlowe, Skin Game (both starring James Garner), and Class of '44. He won five Primetime Emmy Awards during his long career, from sixteen nominations. In 1991, he was awarded the French Festival Internationelle Programmes Audiovisuelle at the Cannes Film Festival.

Paul Bogart
Born
Paul Bogoff

(1919-11-13)November 13, 1919
Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 2012(2012-04-15) (aged 92)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationDirector & Producer
Years active1953–1995
Spouse(s)
Alma Jane Gitnick
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(m. 1941; div. 1979)​
Children3

Background

Paul Bogart was born on November 13, 1919 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, as Paul Bogoff. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces during the Second World War, Bogart began his career in show-business as a puppeteer with the Berkeley Marionettes in 1946. From there he went on to be stage manager and associate director at the television network NBC, working on live teleplays for the Kraft Television Theatre and Goodyear Playhouse.[4]

Bogart's children are daughter Tracy Bogart (artist, actress, business owner of Malibu gift shop The West End and Chapel Hill Yoga Studio Triangle Yoga); daughter Jennifer Bogart (married twice to actor Elliott Gould), and son Peter Bogart (assistant director).

Filmography

References
  1. Martin, Douglas (April 18, 2012). "Paul Bogart, TV Director, Dies at 92". The New York Times. p. A25. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  2. Maslin, Janet (November 9, 1984). "Oh God You Devil (1984) MOVIES: BURNS IN 'OH GOD! YOU DEVIL'". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. Maslin, Janet (December 14, 1988). "Torch Song Trilogy (1988) Review/Film; A Bittersweet View of the Gay Life". The New York Times.
  4. Gergen, Ronald (April 18, 2012). "Paul Bogart obituary". The Guardian.
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