Don Medford(1917-2012)

For nearly four decades, he was one of the most prolific of American television directors, possibly best remembered for helming the final two episodes of Auf der Flucht (1963), watched by a then-record audience of 78 million. His trademark was "day for night" shooting (underdeveloping a "print shot in daytime during post-production to make it look like a scene shot at night). This earned him the sobriquet "Midnight Medford".