Dan Curtis Biography (1928-)

Full name, Daniel Mayer (some sources cite Meyer) Curtis; born August 12, 1928, in Bridgeport, CT; son of Edward Philip (a dentist) and Mildred Bernice Cherkass; married Norma May Klein, June 22, 1952; children: Linda, Cathy, Tracy(an actress and producer). Addresses: Office: Dan Curtis ProductionsInc., 11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1410, Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Agent: Rick Rosen, Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director, writer
Birth Details: August 12, 1928; Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Director
Miniseries
(And producer) The Winds of War, ABC, 1983
(And executive producer) War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
(And creator and executive producer) Dark Shadows, NBC, 1990
(And producer) Intruders, CBS, 1992
Television Executive Producer
Series
(And creator) Dark Shadows, ABC, 1966-1971
Supertrain, NBC, 1979
(And creator) Dark Shadows (also known as Dark Shadows Revival), NBC, 1991
Television Producer and Director
Pilots
In the Dead of Night, ABC, 1969
The Night Stalker (also known as Kolchak: The Night Stalker), ABC, 1972
The Night Strangler, ABC, 1973
The Norliss Tapes, NBC, 1973
Melvin Purvis: G-Man (also known as G-Man: The Legend of Machine Gun Kelly), ABC, 1974
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
(And director) The Long Days of Summer, ABC, 1980
The Big Easy, NBC, 1982
Angie, the Lieutenant, ABC, 1992
Dark Shadows, Fox, 2002
Television Producer
Movies
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (also known as Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), ABC, 1968
Frankenstein, ABC, 1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray, ABC, 1973
Television Producer and Director
Movies
Scream of the Wolf, ABC, 1974
The Great Ice Rip-off, ABC, 1974
Dracula (also known as Bram Stoker's Dracula), CBS, 1974
The Turn of the Screw, ABC, 1974
The Kansas City Massacre, ABC, 1975

Trilogy of Terror (includes "Julie," "Millicent and Therese," and"Amelia"; also known as Tales of Terror and Terror of the Doll), ABC, 1975
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July, NBC, 1978
"The Love Letter," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1998
Television Executive Producer and Director
Movies
(And director) Curse of the Black Widow (also known as Love Trap), ABC, 1977
(And director) The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, NBC, 1979
(And director) Mrs. R's Daughter, NBC, 1979
(And creator) Johnny Ryan (also known as Against the Mob, G-Men, and Ryan's Way), NBC, 1990
(And director) Trilogy of Terror II, USA Network, 1996
Television Director
Episodic
Dark Shadows, ABC, 1968
Supertrain, NBC, 1979
Dark Shadows (also known as Dark Shadows Revival), 1991
Television Work
Other
Producer, CBS Golf Classic (special), CBS, annually, 1963-1973
Producer, A Darkness at Blaisedon, 1968
(Uncredited) Producer and director, The Invasion of Carol Enders,1973
Director, Express to Terror, 1979
Television Appearances
Specials
War and Remembrance: A Living History, ABC, 1988
The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Jane Seymour, Lifetime, 1998
Film Producer and Director
House of Dark Shadows, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Night of Dark Shadows (also known as Curse of Dark Shadows), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
Burnt Offerings, United Artists, 1976
Dead of Night, 1977
In Advance of the Landing (documentary), Cygnus Communications, 1993
Film Executive Producer and Director
Me and the Kid, Orion, 1993
WRITINGS
Television Miniseries
(With Earl Wallace) War and Remembrance (based on the novel by Herman Wouk), ABC, 1988
Dark Shadows, NBC, 1990
Television Pilots
In the Dead of Night, ABC, 1969
Dark Shadows, Fox, 2002
Television Movies
Frankenstein, ABC, 1973
The Kansas City Massacre, ABC, 1975
Trilogy of Terror II, USA Network, 1996
Television Episodes
(With others) Dark Shadows (also known as Dark Shadows Revival), NBC, 1991
Screenplays
(With William F. Nolan) Burnt Offerings (based on a novel by Robert Marasco), United Artists, 1976
Me and the Kid (based on the novel The Taking of Gary Feldman by Stanley Cohen), Orion, 1993
Writings
Other
Contributor of foreword to Dark Shadows Resurrected, by Jim Pierson, Pomegranate Press, 1993.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film Night of Dark Shadows was based on a story by Curtis. Thetelevision movie When Every Day Was the Fourth of July, released by NBC in 1978, was based on a story by Curtis and Lee Huston.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Pierson, Jim, Dark Shadows Resurrected, Pomegranate Press, 1993

Periodicals

Hollywood Reporter, November 22, 1988, pp. 10, 40

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