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Don Appell(1919-1990)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Don Appell was born on 6 October 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Imogene Coca Show (1954), Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952) and The Silver Theatre (1949). He died on 4 May 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 6, 1919
DiedMay 4, 1990(70)
BornOctober 6, 1919
DiedMay 4, 1990(70)
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Known for

The Imogene Coca Show (1954)
The Imogene Coca Show
TV Series
  • Director
Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952)
Campbell Summer Soundstage
6.9
TV Series
  • Director
The Silver Theatre (1949)
The Silver Theatre
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
The Vaughn Monroe Show
TV Series
  • Director

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Director



  • Herschel Bernardi and Sue Ane Langdon in Arnie (1970)
    Arnie
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Accidental Family (1967)
    Accidental Family
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Paul Winchell, and Jerry Mahoney in Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
    Stop! Look! and Laugh!
    5.6
    • Director (Paul Winchell sequences)
    • 1960
  • The Vic Damone Show
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • The Imogene Coca Show (1954)
    The Imogene Coca Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952)
    Campbell Summer Soundstage
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953
  • The Vaughn Monroe Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1950

Writer



  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Apple's Way (1974)
    Apple's Way
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Joel Crothers in Somerset (1970)
    Somerset
    7.4
    TV Series
    • head writer (1975)
    • 1970–1976
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • Lullaby (1960)
    Lullaby
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1960
  • Joseph Schildkraut Presents
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1953
  • The Silver Theatre (1949)
    The Silver Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1949–1950

Producer



  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1966
  • The Vic Damone Show
    9.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956
  • The Imogene Coca Show (1954)
    The Imogene Coca Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952)
    Campbell Summer Soundstage
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952–1954
  • The Vaughn Monroe Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950

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  • Born
    • October 6, 1919
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 4, 1990
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
  • Other works
    His play, "A Girl Could Get Lucky," was performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Rosemary Prinz and William Andrews in the cast.

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    Early mentor to Mel Brooks.

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