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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Nicholas Selby to Marc Singer
Jack Shea Biography (1928-)
Born August 1, 1928, in New York, NY; married to Patt Shea (a television writer); children: five. Religion: Catholic. Career: Director, producer, and writer. Former stage manager for NBC, New York City. Founder, withothers, of Radio Television Directors Guild. Catholics in the Media, founderwith Patt Shea and Father Tony Scannel. Military service: Motion picture officer during the Korean War. Member: Directors Guild of America (president, 1997-), United States Catholic Conference Committee for Communications and Catholics in the Media. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination(with Richard McDonough), best directorial achievement-comedy, 1961, for The Bob Hope Buick Show; Emmy Award nomination, best director-comedy series, 1987, for Designing Women.
Addresses: Office: Directors Guild of America, 8436 West 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Manager: Freedman,Kinzberg & Broder, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- August 1, 1928
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director
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Dayton's Devils, Commonwealth United, 1968
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The Monitors, Commonwealth United, 1969
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Television Director
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Movies
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The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove, 1971
- Directed several installments of The Disney Sunday Night Movies.
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Television Director, Except Where Indicated
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Episodic
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Insight, syndicated, 1960
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The Waltons, CBS, 1972
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Good Times, CBS, 1974
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Apple's Way, 1974
- And producer, The Jeffersons, CBS, 1975
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Kate McShane, CBS, 1975
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What's Happening!, ABC, 1976
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Three's Company, ABC, 1977
- And creator, In the Beginning, CBS, 1978
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Checking In, CBS, 1981
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Punky Brewster, NBC, 1984
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Our Time, NBC, 1985
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Designing Women, CBS, 1986
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Full House, ABC, 1988
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Sugar and Spice (also known as Sisters), CBS, 1990
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704 Hauser Street, CBS, 1994
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Sister, Sister, The WB, 1995
- Also directed episodes of The Golden Girls, CBS; Growing Pains, ABC; Truth or Consequences, NBC; Death Valley Days, syndicated; Hawaii Five-O, CBS; Sunday Dinner, CBS; and The RoyalFamily, CBS.
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Specials
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Bob Hope Buick Show, NBC, 1960
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A Little Bit Strange, 1989
- Director of several Jerry Lewis specials for NBC; also directed several Bob Hope specials worldwide.
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Television Director
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Pilots
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Salt and Pepe, CBS, 1975
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Zero Intelligence, 1976
- And producer, Roxy Page, NBC, 1976
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Mason, ABC, 1977
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Love and Learn, NBC, 1979
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But Mother!, NBC, 1979
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Wendy Hooper-U.S. Army, NBC, 1981
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Pen 'N' Inc. (animated), CBS, 1981
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The Grady Nutt Show (also known as Reverend Grady), NBC, 1981
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Kangaroos in the Kitchen, NBC, 1982
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Mr. Success, NBC, 1984
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The Cheech Show (also known as Let's Party with Cheech andSocial Insecurity), NBC, 1988
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Married to the Mob, CBS, 1989
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Hot Prospects, CBS, 1989
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Television Director, Except Where Indicated
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Series
- Associate director, The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1953-56
- And producer, Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, CBS, 1969-72
- And producer, Sanford and Son, NBC, 1972-77
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We'll Get By, CBS, 1975
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The Ropers, ABC, 1979-80
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Silver Spoons, NBC, 1982-86
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Goode Behavior, UPN, 1996
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Television Appearances
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The Television Makers, PBS, 1987
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WRITINGS
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Television Series
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Silver Spoons, NBC, 1982-86
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Television Specials
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Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1974
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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National Catholic Reporter, March 13, 1998, p. 20.*
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