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Gerald Freedman(1927-2020)

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Author, composer and director, educated at Northwestern University (BA, cum laude, and MA, summa cum laude), and at the Cleveland School of Art and the Mannes School of Music. He was an assistant director of the Broadway musicals "Gypsy" and "West Side Story", and he also directed other Broadway and off-Broadway musicals and plays, and films and television shows. He wrote the Broadway stage score for "A Time for Singing", co-wrote its libretto, and directed it. Joining ASCAP in 1965, his chief musical collaborator was John Morris.
BornJune 25, 1927
DiedMarch 17, 2020(92)
BornJune 25, 1927
DiedMarch 17, 2020(92)
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Known for

ABC Stage 67 (1966)
ABC Stage 67
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
The DuPont Show of the Week
6.1
TV Series
  • Director
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
Jack Lemmon, Judy Holliday, and Peter Lawford in It Should Happen to You (1954)
It Should Happen to You
7.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1954

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  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1981
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Ann Barnes, Pamela Britton, Arthur Lake, and Stuffy Singer in Blondie (1957)
    Blondie
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Celebrity Playhouse (1955)
    Celebrity Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1956
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955

Additional Crew



  • The Time of Your Life (1976)
    The Time of Your Life
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • artistic director
    • 1976
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
    West Side Story
    7.6
    • assistant: Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Jack Lemmon, Judy Holliday, and Peter Lawford in It Should Happen to You (1954)
    It Should Happen to You
    7.2
    • dialogue director
    • 1954

Writer



  • A Time for Singing (1989)
    A Time for Singing
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1989

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 25, 1927
    • Lorain, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 17, 2020
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA(kidney failure)
  • Other works
    He directed Arthur Laurents' musical, "Gypsy," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Julie Wilson, Jo Wilder, and Alfred Sandos in the cast.

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    Has served as the Dean of Drama at the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he is currently directing the all-school production of West Side Story.

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