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Iris Merlis(1939-2021)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Iris Merlis was born on 25 October 1939 in New York, USA. She was a producer and assistant director, known for Broadway on Showtime (1979), American Playhouse (1980) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001). She died on 7 September 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 25, 1939
DiedSeptember 7, 2021(81)
BornOctober 25, 1939
DiedSeptember 7, 2021(81)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Broadway on Showtime (1979)
Broadway on Showtime
6.8
TV Series
  • Producer
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
8.6
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 2001
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1985–2005
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Jack Lemmon
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1996
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986–1991
  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
    Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
    7.3
    • co-producer
    • 1990
  • Kevin Spacey, Jack Lemmon, Peter Gallagher, and Bethel Leslie in Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987)
    Long Day's Journey Into Night
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1987
  • As Is (1986)
    As Is
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Matthew Broderick, John Kani, and Zakes Mokae in 'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985)
    'Master Harold'... and the Boys
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Susan George, Pia Zadora, Robert Klein, and Gwynyth Walsh in Pajama Tops (1983)
    Pajama Tops
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983
  • The Sound of Murder (1982)
    The Sound of Murder
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Broadway on Showtime (1979)
    Broadway on Showtime
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Sherlock Holmes (1981)
    Standing Room Only
    7.5
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • Diana Ross in Concert! (1980)
    Diana Ross in Concert!
    9.1
    TV Special
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • On Location (1976)
    On Location
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1977

Additional Crew

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • stage manager
    • 2005–2008
  • Nunsense 2: The Sequel (1994)
    Nunsense 2: The Sequel
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • production consultant
    • 1994
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • stage manager
    • 1991
  • Abracadabra, It's Magic
    TV Special
    • production associate
    • 1979
  • George Carlin Again! (1978)
    George Carlin Again!
    8.0
    TV Special
    • production coordinator
    • 1978

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Sherlock Holmes (1981)
    Standing Room Only
    7.5
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 25, 1939
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 7, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)

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