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David Susskind Biography (1920-1987)

Full name, David Howard Susskind; born December 19, 1920, in New York, NY; died February 22, 1987, in New York, NY; son of Benjamin (an insurance executive) and Frances (Lear) Susskind; married Phyllis Briskin, August 23, 1939 (divorced); married Joyce Davidson, 1966 (divorced, 1986); children: (first marriage) Andrew, Diana, Pamela; (second marriage) Samantha.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

December 19, 1920

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

February 22, 1987

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Host, Open End, syndicated, 1958-67.
• host, David Susskind Show, syndicated, 1967-1986.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Cameo, Fear on Trial, CBS, 1975.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS PRODUCER OR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SERIES
• Philco-Goodyear Playhouse, NBC, 1948-52.
• Mr. Peepers, NBC, 1951-55.
• Justice, NBC, 1954-56.
• Kaiser Aluminum Hour, NBC, 1957.
• Armstrong Circle Theatre, NBC, 1955-57, then CBS, 1957-63.
• Dupont Show of the Month, CBS, 1957-61, then NBC, 1963-64.
• Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1959.
• Play of the Week, WNTA, New York City, 1959-61.
• Way Out, CBS, 1961.
• East Side/West Side, CBS, 1963-64.
• Get Smart, NBC, 1965-69, then CBS, 1969-70.
• On Our Own, CBS, 1977-78.
• Good Company, ABC, 1967.
• Also Esso Repertory Theatre, 1964-65; Festival of Performing Arts, 1961-63; The World Beyond.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Alice, CBS, 1976.
• Credits; MOVIES
• The Glass Menagerie, ABC, 1973.
• All Creatures Great and Small, NBC, 1975.
• Eleanor and Franklin, ABC, 1976.
• The War between the Tates, NBC, 1977.
• Tell Me My Name, CBS, 1977.
• Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, NBC, 1977.
• Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, ABC, 1977.
• Goldenrod, CBS, 1977.
• Breaking Up, ABC, 1978.
• Home to Stay, CBS, 1978.
• Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II, CBS, 1978.
• Who'll Save Our Children?, CBS, 1978.
• Walking through the Fire, CBS, 1979.
• Transplant, CBS, 1979.
• Sex and the Single Parent, CBS, 1979.
• The Family Man, CBS, 1979.
• Blind Ambition, CBS, 1979.
• Father Figure, CBS, 1980.
• Mom, the Wolfman, and Me, syndicated, 1980.
• The Plutonium Incident, CBS, 1980.
• The Bunker, CBS, 1981.
• Crisis at Central High, CBS, 1981.
• The Wall, CBS, 1982.
• Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess, CBS.
• 1983.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Rexall Specials, NBC, 1956-60.
• Death of a Salesman, CBS, 1966.
• "The Price," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1971.
• Also Look Homeward, Angel, 1972; If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band, 1972; Harvey, 1972; The Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe Special, 1973; The Magic Show, 1975; Caesar and Cleopatra, 1976; Truman at Potsdam, 1976; Harry S.Truman: Plain Speaking, 1976; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music, 1976;World of Darkness, 1977; Casey Stengle, 1980; Dear Liar, 1980; Ian McKellen:Acting Shakespeare, 1981; JFK: A One Man Show, 1984; and The Bridge of San Luis Rey; The Ages of Man; The Crucible; The Diary of Anne Frank; The Human Voice; Laura; Crown Matrimonial; Hedda Gabler; The Moon and Sixpence; A Moon forthe Misbegotten; The Power and the Glory; The Picture of Dorian Gray; AfterHe's Gone; Winston Churchill; Ike in Gettysburg.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Cameo, Simon, Warner Brothers, 1980.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; ALL AS PRODUCER OR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
• Edge of the City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957.
• A Raisin in the Sun, Columbia, 1961.
• Requiem for a Heavyweight, Columbia, 1962.
• All the Way Home, Paramount, 1963.
• The People Next Door, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
• Lovers and Other Strangers, Cinerama, 1970.
• The Pursuit of Happiness, Columbia, 1971.
• Straw Dogs, Cinerama, 1971.
• Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Warner Brothers, 1975.
• Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, United Artists, 1976.
• Loving Couples, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.
• Fort Apache, the Bronx, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
• Also All Creatures Great and Small, 1974; All Things Bright and Beautiful(also known as It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet), 1979.
• PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; PRODUCER,ALL IN NEW YORK CITY A Very Special Baby,Playhouse Theatre, 1956.
• A Handful of Fire, Martin Beck Theatre, 1958.
• Rashomon, Music Box Theatre, 1959.
• Kelly, Broadhurst Theatre, 1965.
• All in Good Time, Royale Theatre, 1965.
• Brief Lives, 1967.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• New York Times, February 23, 1987.
• Variety, February 25, 1987.