John Erman Biography (1935-)

Born August 3, 1935, in Chicago, IL; son of Milton G. (in sales) and LucilleArlie (maiden name, Straus) Erman. Addresses: Office: c/o William Morris Agency, 151 S. El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, production manager, actor
Birth Details: August 3, 1935; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Making It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
(As Bill Sampson) Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Stella, Buena Vista, 1990
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Student seated behind Artie in class, Blackboard Jungle (also known as The Blackboard Jungle), 1955
(As John M. Erman) Benny Goodman (at 16), The Benny Goodman Story,1955
(As John M. Erman) The Cosmic Man, 1959
Television Director
Miniseries
(With David Greene, Marvin J. Chomsky, and Gilbert Moses) Roots, ABC, 1977
(With Charles S. Dubin, Georg Stanford Brown, and Lloyd Richards) Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979
(And coproducer) Alex Haley's Queen (also known as Queen),CBS, 1993
(And producer) Scarlett, CBS, 1994
Only Love, CBS, 1998
(And producer) Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke, CBS, 1999
Victoria & Albert, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Pilots
Letters from Three Lovers, ABC, 1973
Episodic
Stoney Burke, 1962
The Outer Limits, ABC, 1963-1965
My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1963-1966
Please Don't Eat the Daisies, NBC, 1965-1967
That Girl, ABC, 1966-1971

"The Empath," Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: TOS), NBC, 1968
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, NBC, 1968-1969, ABC, 1969-1970
Bracken's World, NBC, 1969-1971
The New Land, ABC, 1974
Karen, ABC, 1975
Good Heavens, ABC, 1976
Family, ABC, 1976-1980
(And supervising producer) "The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank," General Foods Golden Showcase, CBS, 1988
Also directed episodes of Ben Casey; The Fugitive; GomerPyle, U.S.M.C.; The Second Hundred Years; The Flying Nun; Judd, for the Defense; Room 222; Marcus Welby, M.D. (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor); Arnie; The Bob Newhart Show; M*A*S*H, CBS; and The Girl with Something Extra.
Movies
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn, NBC, 1977
(And producer) Green Eyes, ABC, 1977
Just Me and You, NBC, 1978
Child of Glass, 1978
My Old Man, CBS, 1979
Moviola: This Year's Blonde (also known as The Secret Love of Marilyn Monroe, Moviola, and This Year's Blonde), NBC, 1980
Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara War (also known as Moviola), NBC, 1980
Moviola: The Silent Lovers (also known as Moviola), NBC, 1980
The Letter, ABC, 1982
Eleanor: First Lady of the World, CBS, 1982
Another Woman's Child (also known as The Far Shore), CBS, 1983
Who Will Love My Children?, ABC, 1983
A Streetcar Named Desire, ABC, 1984
The Atlanta Child Murders, CBS, 1985
An Early Frost, NBC, 1985
Right to Kill?, ABC, 1985
(And producer) The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, ABC, 1987
(And producer) When the Time Comes, ABC, 1987
(And producer) David, ABC, 1988
(And supervising producer) The Last Best Year (also known as The Last Best Year of My Life), ABC, 1990
(And supervising producer) Carolina Skeletons, NBC, 1991
(And producer) The Last to Go, ABC, 1991
(And supervising producer and production supervisor) Our Sons (also known as Too Little, Too Late), ABC, 1991
(And producer) Breathing Lessons, CBS, 1994
(And producer) The Sunshine Boys, 1995
(And producer) The Boys Next Door, CBS, 1996
(And producer) Ellen Foster, CBS, 1997

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