Herbert L. Strock
Herbert L. Strock | |
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Born | January 13, 1918 |
Died | November 30, 2005 (age 87) |
Occupation(s) | Television producer, director |
Herbert L. Strock (January 13, 1918 – November 30, 2005) was an American television producer and director, and a
Career
Strock was born in Boston, and moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was 13. By 17, while a student at Beverly Hills High School, Strock was director of gossip columnist
In a "pioneering" television career that began in the 1940s,
Other directorial efforts included I Was a Teenage Frankenstein, Blood of Dracula and How to Make a Monster for producer Herman Cohen and Ivan Tors' "Office of Scientific Investigation" trilogy, which included The Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars and Gog, which was shot in 3-D, as well as the Korean War film Battle Taxi.
Strock directed several
In 2000, Strock published a memoir, Picture Perfect.[3]
Death
Strock died after a car accident in Moreno Valley, California on November 30, 2005.
References
- ^ "Producer-director Herbert L. Strock dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter. December 5, 2005. [dead link]
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (December 4, 2005). "Herbert L. Strock, 87; Creature Feature Director, Pioneering TV Producer". The Los Angeles Times.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-3815-4.
External links
- Herbert L. Strock at IMDb