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Fern Field Biography (1934-)

Born June 28, 1934, in Milan, Italy; daughter of William (a businessman) andBetty (a business person; maiden name, Dosnansky) Field; married Norman G. Brooks (a producer), May 13, 1979. Addresses: HOME--13078 Mindanau Way,Apt. 309, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. OFFICE--11600 Washington Place, Suite 203, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

June 28, 1934

Milan, Italy

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
• Assistant to executive producer, (pilot) King of the Road, CBS, 1970's.
• assistant to executive producer, Maude, CBS, 1972-78, All's Fair, CBS, 1976-77, and The Nancy Walker Show, ABC, 1976.
• producer, The Baxters, syndicated, 1979-81.
• producer, director, and writer, Second Annual Media Awards, 1980.
• production executive, The Facts of Life, NBC, 1980.
• producer, Joe's World, NBC, 1980.
• producer, director, and writer, Third Annual Media Awards, 1981.
• producer, Please Don't Hit Me Mom, ABC, 1981.
• producer, The Wave, ABC, 1981.
• producer, director, and co-writer, Movin' On, 1982.
• producer, But It's Not My Fault, ABC, 1982.
• co-writer, "Jenny and the Giraffe," Afterschool Special, ABC, 1982.
• producer, Eleanor, First Lady of the World, CBS, 1982.
• director, Disney/Epcot Foundation Films, 1982.
• producer and co-director, "Mr. Wizard's World," Nickelodeon, 1983.
• director, co-producer, and co-writer, "The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid,"Afterschool Special, ABC, 1983.
• (with Norman G. Brooks) executive co-producer, One More Hurdle, NBC, 1984.
• Credits; (with Norman G. Brooks) executive co-director, Henry Hamilton
• Graduate Ghost, ABC, 1984.
• (with Fay Kanin) co-producer, Heartsounds, ABC, 1984.
• producer, "No Greater Gift," Afterschool Special, ABC, 1985.
• (with Stan Kallis) producer, Kane and Abel, CBS, 1985.
• executive producer, The American Ticket, KCET, 1986.
• producer, Justice Delayed: The Lenell Geter Story, CBS, 1986.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• Producer and director, A Different Approach, filmed during the 1970s andproducer, It's a New Day, both for the South Bay Mayor's Committee for Employment of the Handicapped, 1980.
• director and producer, Just the Way You Are, California Department of Mental Health, 1983.
• Writings;BOOKS
• They Call Me Destiny, 1962.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• It's a New Day, 1980.