Bruce Geller
Bruce Geller | |
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Born | Bruce Bernard Geller October 13, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
Died | May 21, 1978 | (aged 47)
Alma mater | Yale University |
Known for | Producing Mission: Impossible and Mannix |
Spouse |
Jeannette Marx (m. 1953) |
Children | 2 |
Bruce Bernard Geller (October 13, 1930 – May 21, 1978) was an American lyricist, screenwriter, director, and television producer.
Early life and education
Geller was born in New York City, the son of Dorothy (Friedlander) and General Sessions Judge Abraham N. Geller.[3] Geller graduated from Yale University in 1952, where he had studied psychology and sociology and was involved in many activities including theater.[1]
Career
He pursued a career writing scripts for shows on the
While producing Rawhide, he developed the idea for a new "cloak-and-dagger" series,
Geller also wrote, produced, and directed for the series Mannix (1967–1975), which was twice nominated for an Emmy Award. In 1973, he made his only venture into feature films, producing and directing Harry in Your Pocket starring James Coburn and Walter Pidgeon.
Death
A flying enthusiast, Bruce Geller died when the Cessna Skymaster he was piloting ran into fog and crashed into Buena Vista Canyon near Santa Barbara, California.[4] He is interred in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Accolades
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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1961 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Anthology Drama, 30 Minutes in Length | The DuPont Show with June Allyson: "The Trench Coat" | Nominated |
1962 | Episodic Drama | The Westerner: "Brown" | Nominated | |
1964 | Anthology, Any Length | The Dick Powell Show: "The Judge" | Nominated | |
1965 | Bronze Wrangler | Fictional Television Drama | Rawhide: "Corporal Dasovic" | Won |
1967 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Dramatic Series | Mission: Impossible | Won |
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | Won | |||
1969 | Outstanding Dramatic Series | Nominated | ||
Writers Guild of America Awards | Episodic Drama | Mannix: "The Name is Mannix" | Nominated | |
1972 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Mannix | Nominated |
1973 | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c "Finding Aid for the Bruce Geller Papers, 1957-1976", UCLA Performing Arts Special Collection/Online Archive of California (California Digital Library)
- ^ "Jeanette Geller - Obituary". legacy.com. Retrieved Oct 13, 2020.
- ^ Pace, Eric (May 23, 1978). "Bruce Geller and Stephen Gentry, TV Executives, Die in Plane Crash (Published 1978)". The New York Times. Retrieved Oct 13, 2020.
- ^ "LAX78FA048". www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
External links
- Bruce Geller at IMDb