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Karl Genus(1918-2003)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Karl Genus was born on 20 July 1918 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Festival of Arts (1962), The Robert Herridge Theater (1960) and Great Ghost Tales (1961). He was married to Muriel Valentine Clerk. He died on 29 May 2003 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
BornJuly 20, 1918
DiedMay 29, 2003(84)
BornJuly 20, 1918
DiedMay 29, 2003(84)
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Known for

Festival of Arts
TV Series
  • Director
William Shatner in The Robert Herridge Theater (1960)
The Robert Herridge Theater
6.9
TV Series
  • Director
Great Ghost Tales (1961)
Great Ghost Tales
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.2
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1956

Credits

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Director

  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Dustin Hoffman in The Star Wagon (1966)
    The Star Wagon
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Jean Sibelius
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Festival of Arts
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • James Pritchett in The Doctors (1963)
    The Doctors
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • When I'm Old Enough... Good-Bye!
    5.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Lorraine Hansberry in Playwright at Work (1961)
    Playwright at Work
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Great Ghost Tales (1961)
    Great Ghost Tales
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Lamp Unto My Feet (1948)
    Lamp Unto My Feet
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1961
  • William Shatner in The Robert Herridge Theater (1960)
    The Robert Herridge Theater
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Special for Women: The Trapped Housewife
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The Stone Boy
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
    The DuPont Show of the Month
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956

Producer

  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Dustin Hoffman in The Star Wagon (1966)
    The Star Wagon
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Jean Sibelius
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Festival of Arts
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • William Shatner in The Robert Herridge Theater (1960)
    The Robert Herridge Theater
    6.9
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1960

Writer

  • Jean Sibelius
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Festival of Arts
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 20, 1918
    • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • May 29, 2003
    • Asheville, North Carolina, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Muriel Valentine Clerk(divorced, 2 children)

Did you know

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    Mr. Genus was a pioneer in television production and one of the key directors in forming the Directors Guild of America. He directed hundreds of programs during the Golden Age of Television including soap operas, "Studio 1," "Playhouse 90" and Westinghouse Summer Theater.

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