Fielder Cook

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Fielder Cook (March 9, 1923 – June 20, 2003) was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story spawned the series The Waltons.

Biography and career

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Cook graduated with honor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from Washington and Lee University, then studied

Cook's credits for feature films include

Cook died in Charlotte, North Carolina from complications from a stroke.^[citation needed]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

• 1959 9th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award (Home Is the Hero, nominee)^[1]
• 1963 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Big Deal in Laredo on The DuPont Show of the Month, nominee)
• 1967 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music (Brigadoon, winner)
• 1967 Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Program (Brigadoon, winner)
• 1969 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Teacher, Teacher on Hallmark Hall of Fame, nominee)
• 1971 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (The Price on Hallmark Hall of Fame, winner)
• 1972 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, nominee)
• 1976 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Beacon Hill, nominee)
• 1977 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Special Program (Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys, nominee)
• 1987 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Drama (Seize the Day, nominee)

References

External links

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