Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Of 2025Holiday Watch GuideGotham AwardsCelebrity PhotosSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Merrill Brockway(1923-2013)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Merrill Brockway was born on 28 February 1923 in New Carlisle, Indiana, USA. Merrill was a director and producer, known for Great Performances: Dance in America (1976), Great Performances (1971) and Dance and Dancers (1981). Merrill died on 2 May 2013 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
BornFebruary 28, 1923
DiedMay 2, 2013(90)
BornFebruary 28, 1923
DiedMay 2, 2013(90)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Two by Dove (1995)
Great Performances: Dance in America
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
8.0
TV Series
  • Director
Dance and Dancers
TV Series
  • Producer
Jacques d'Amboise and Suzanne Farrell in Davidsbündlertänze (1981)
Davidsbündlertänze
9.0
Short
  • Director
  • 1981

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Director

  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1994
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1993
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Kennedy's Children
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Jacques d'Amboise and Suzanne Farrell in Davidsbündlertänze (1981)
    Davidsbündlertänze
    9.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    TV Series
    • director: dance sequences
    • 1976–1977
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968–1975
  • Chicken Soup with Rice (1975)
    Chicken Soup with Rice
    8.2
    Video
    • dialogue director (as Merril Brockway)
    • 1975
  • The City in the Image of Man: Ideas and Work of Paolo Soleri
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Songs of Bertolt Brecht
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Inner Exile: The Poetry of Anna Akhmatova
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971
  • The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Kabuki Techniques
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Dial M for Music (1965)
    Dial M for Music
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)
    CBS Repertoire Workshop
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963

Producer

  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.2
    TV Series
    • series producer
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1976–2005
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Kevin Kline, Helene Alexopoulos, Lindsay Fischer, Lauren Hauser, Kipling Houston, Peter Naumann, Alexandre Proia, Melinda Roy, Stephanie Saland, Simone Schumacher, Deborah Wingert, and Eriends Zieminch in The Nutcracker (1993)
    The Nutcracker
    5.9
    • coordinating producer
    • 1993
  • Kennedy's Children
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • Jacques d'Amboise and Suzanne Farrell in Davidsbündlertänze (1981)
    Davidsbündlertänze
    9.0
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Dance and Dancers
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1975
  • The City in the Image of Man: Ideas and Work of Paolo Soleri
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Songs of Bertolt Brecht
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Inner Exile: The Poetry of Anna Akhmatova
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Kabuki Techniques
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Eye on New York
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965

Additional Crew

  • Really Rosie (1975)
    Really Rosie
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • dialogue director (as Merril Brockway)
    • 1975

Personal details

Edit
  • Alternative name
    • Merril Brockway
  • Born
    • February 28, 1923
    • New Carlisle, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • May 2, 2013
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    He served in the Army in Europe in World War II as a chaplain's driver, and played piano for the chaplain's services.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.