Gary Smith Biography (1936?-)

Born c. 1936; married; wife's name, Maxine (an interior designer); children:(previous marriage) Daisy, Doug, Sam; (present marriage) Jake, Zack.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director, writer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Executive Producer
Specials
The Klowns, ABC, 1970
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, ABC, 1974
Merry Christmas from the Crosbys, NBC, 1975
(With Dwight Hemion) Peter Pan, NBC, 1976
The Mac Davis Christmas Special ... When I Grow Up, NBC, 1976
Glen Campbell ... Down Home--Down Under, CBS, 1976
Dick Cavett's Backlot USA, CBS, 1976
(With Steve Lawrence) Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin, NBC, 1978
Mac Davis's Christmas Odyssey: Two Thousand and Ten, NBC, 1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special, CBS, 1978
Las Vegas: Palace of Stars, CBS, 1979
The Cheryl Ladd Special, ABC, 1979
Linda in Wonderland, CBS, 1980
The Eddie Rabbitt Special, NBC, 1980
Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, CBS, 1980
Walt Disney ... One Man's Dream, CBS, 1981
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, ABC, 1981
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary, CBS, 1982
An Evening at the Moulin Rouge, HBO, 1983
Dorothy Hamill in Romeo and Juliet on Ice, CBS, 1983
The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 1984
Here's Television Entertainment, syndicated, 1985
The 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, ABC, 1985
Disney's Living Seas, NBC, 1986
We the People 2000: The Constitution Parade, CBS, 1987
From the Heart ... The First International Very Special Arts Festival, NBC, 1989
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1989, 1990
Julio Iglesias in Concert: Starry Night, HBO, 1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
The Dream Is Alive: The 20th Anniversary Celebration of Walt Disney World, CBS, 1991
An All-Star Salute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991
To Be Free: The National Literacy Honors, ABC, 1992
Howie, CBS, 1992
Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, The Disney Channel, 1992
An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1993
The 9th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, The Disney Channel, 1993
People's 20th Birthday, ABC, 1994
The Jackson Family Honors, NBC, 1994
(With Martin Erlichman) Barbra Streisand: The Concert (also knownas Barbra: The Concert), HBO, 1994
The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, The Disney Channel, 1994
The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, NBC, 1995
Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, The Disney Channel, 1995
The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration, PBS, 1996
Dolly Parton: Treasures, CBS, 1996
Snowden on Ice, CBS, 1997
Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, The Disney Channel, 1997
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
Monica Mancini ... On Record, PBS, 1998
The Snowden, Raggedy Ann, and Andy Holiday Show, CBS, 1998
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) 13th Annual Hall ofFame, Showtime, 1998
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, UPN, 1999
Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert, The DisneyChannel, 1999
And So This Is Christmas, CBS, 1999
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
ABC 2000, ABC, 1999
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (also knownas AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs), CBS, 2000
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Reunion, 2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand, CBS, 2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002
Television Producer
Specials
Petula, ABC, 1970
The Burt Bacharach Special, CBS, 1971
The Magical Music of Burt Bacharach, syndicated, 1972
Burt Bacharach: Close to You, ABC, 1972
Burt Bacharach!, ABC, 1972
The Very First Glen Campbell Special, NBC, 1973
Royal Variety Performance, ABC, 1973
Marlo Thomas in Acts of Love--and Other Comedies, ABC, 1973
Julie on Sesame Street, ABC, 1973
James Paul McCartney, ABC, 1973
Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3, ABC, 1973
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La, ABC, 1973
Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments, CBS, 1973
The Sandy Duncan Show, CBS, 1974
The Glen Campbell Show: The Musical West, NBC, 1974
The Burt Bacharach Special, NBC, 1974
Steve and Eydie: Out Love Is Here to Stay, CBS, 1975
Funny Girl to Funny Lady, ABC, 1975
Ann-Margret Smith, NBC, 1975
Ann-Margret Olsson, NBC, 1975
The Bell Telephone Jubilee (also known as Jubilee!), NBC, 1976
The Dorothy Hamill Special, ABC, 1976

America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music, CBS, 1976
(With Dwight Hemion) The Neil Diamond Special, NBC, 1977
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme from This Moment On ... Cole Porter, ABC, 1977
Mac Davis ... Sounds Like Home, NBC, 1977
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, NBC, 1977
Ann-Margret ... Rhinestone Cowgirl, NBC, 1977
Cinderella at the Palace, CBS, 1978
Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall, NBC, 1978
(With Hemion) Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back, NBC, 1978
Lucy Comes to Nashville, CBS, 1978
The Kraft 75th Anniversary Special, CBS, 1978
Ben Vereen: His Roots, ABC, 1978
(With Hemion) Shirley MacLaine at the Lido, CBS, 1979
Merry Christmas from the Grand Ole Opry, ABC, 1979
(With Hemion) Baryshnikov on Broadway (also known as IBM Presents: Baryshnikov on Broadway), ABC and PBS, 1980
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls, ABC, 1980
(With Hemion) Shirley MacLaine ... "Every Little Moment," CBS, 1980
Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (also known as Uptown), NBC, 1980
A Special Anne Murray Christmas, CBS, 1981
Pavarotti and Friends, ABC, 1982
Goldie and Kids ... Listen to Us, ABC, 1982
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Sheena Easton: Act 1, NBC, 1983
Anne Murray's Caribbean Cruise, CBS, 1983
Anne Murray's Winter Carnival ... From Quebec, CBS, 1984
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1985, 1986
Rich Little and a Night of 42 Stars, HBO, 1985
Neil Diamond ... Hello Again, CBS, 1986
Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice, HBO, 1986
Amy Grant ... Headin' Home for the Holidays, NBC, 1986
We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala, CBS, 1987
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1987
A Very Special Christmas Party, ABC, 1988
Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits--Live, HBO, 1988
America's Tribute to Bob Hope, NBC, 1988
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1989
To Be Free: The National Literacy Honors from the White House, ABC, 1990
Neil Diamond's Christmas Special, HBO, 1992
Neil Diamond: The Christmas Special, ABC, 1993
Opryland's Country Christmas, CBS, 1994
(With others) Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon, ABC, 1996
Opryland's Country Christmas, CBS, 1996
Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary, CBS, 1996
The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1997
(With Fred A. Rappoport and Dann Netter) I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special, CBS, 2001
Young America Celebrates West Point, ABC, 2002
Television Director
Specials
We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala, CBS, 1987
A Very Special Christmas Party, ABC, 1988
Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years, CBS, 1990
Opryland's Country Christmas, CBS, 1996
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (also knownas AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs), CBS, 2000
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand, Fox, 2000
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special, CBS, 2001
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Reunion, 2001
Television Executive Producer
Awards Presentations
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988
The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, TheDisney Channel, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
The 47th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1993
The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1995, 1996
The 49th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1995
The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996
The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1998
Disney's American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1999
Lifetime Presents Disney's American Teacher Awards, Lifetime, 2000
The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2001
Television Work
Series
Producer and art director, The Judy Garland Show, CBS, 1963
Producer, Hullabaloo, c. 1965
Executive producer, The Mac Davis Show, NBC, 1974
Executive producer, On Stage America, syndicated, 1984
Other
Executive producer, Laughs! (pilot), Showtime, 1990
Television Appearances
Specials
Intimate Portrait: Michele Lee, Lifetime, 1999
Film Executive Producer
(With others) Cycling through China (documentary), 1982
Clockwork Mice, Metrodome Films/Winchester Multimedia, 1995
Rainbow, Allegro/Vine International, 1995
Shooting Fish, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
(With others) Five Seconds to Spare, Winchester Films, 1999
Lighthouse (also known as Dead of Night), Unapix Entertainment, 2000
Muggers, Winchester Films, 2000
(With others) Wild about Harry, Winchester Films, 2000
Another Life, Winchester Films, 2001
Heartbreakers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
Tales Not Told, Premiere Marketing and Distribution Group, 2003
(With others) Hollywood North, 2003
Film Producer
The Sea Change (also known as Cambio de rumbo), WinchesterFilms, 1998
(With others) Palmer's Pick Up, Framework Entertainment Group, 1999
Last Orders (also known as Letzte Runde), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
WRITINGS
Television Specials
Disney's Living Seas, NBC, 1986
From the Heart ... The First International Very Special Arts Festival, NBC, 1989
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1990, 1991, 1992
The All-Star Salute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991
Opryland's Country Christmas, CBS, 1994, 1996
"Michael Jackson" segment, Sports Illustrated Olympic Special: A Prelude to the Games, NBC, 1996
Neil Diamond ... Under a Tennessee Moon, ABC, 1996
The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration, PBS, 1996
Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary, CBS, 1996
Dolly Parton: Treasures, CBS, 1996
Snowden on Ice, CBS, 1997
The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1997
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
Snowden, Raggedy Ann, and Andy Holiday Show, CBS, 1998
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
And So This Is Christmas, CBS, 1999
Television Awards Presentations
(With others) The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990
(With others) The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
The 47th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1993
The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996
The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997
Lifetime Presents Disney's American Teacher Awards, Lifetime, 2000

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