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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