Joseph Pevney
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| Born | September 15, 1911 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 2008 (aged 96) Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
| Years active | 1946–1985 |
| Spouse(s) |
Philippa (m. 19??; died 1996) Margo
(m. 2002) |
| Children | 4 |
Joseph Pevney (September 15, 1911 – May 18, 2008) was an American film and television director.[1][2]
Biography
Born in New York City,
Beginning with Shakedown (1950),[3] Pevney became a film and television director, with a directing career that spanned over 80 productions from 1950 to 1984. Among his films were Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door (1951) with Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff, Meet Danny Wilson (1952) with Frank Sinatra, Desert Legion (1953) with Alan Ladd, 3 Ring Circus (1954) with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Female on the Beach (1955) with Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler, Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) with Debbie Reynolds, Walter Brennan and Leslie Nielsen, Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) with James Cagney as Lon Chaney, Cash McCall (1959) with James Garner and Natalie Wood, The Crowded Sky (1960) with Dana Andrews, and Westerns such as The Plunderers (1960).
Pevney also directed multiple episodes of noted television series, including
Joseph Pevney was an ex-actor turned director. Some former actors become good directors; some become hack directors. Pevney was the former, but more than just "good."[4]
He continued directing TV shows during the 1970s and 1980s. The last he stayed with was Trapper John, M.D. running between 1979 and 1986, followed by retirement.
Pevney was married three times. His first wife was actress Mitzi Green, with whom he had four children.
On May 18, 2008, Pevney died at home in Palm Desert, California, at age 96.[3]
Selected filmography
As actor:
- Nocturne (1946) as Fingers
- Body and Soul (1947) as Shorty Polaski
- The Street with No Name (1948) as Matty
- Thieves' Highway (1949) as Pete
- Outside the Wall (1950) as Gus Wormser
- Shakedown (1950) as Keller, the reporter (uncredited, final film role)
As director:
- Shakedown (1950)
- Undercover Girl (1950)
- The Iron Man (1951)
- The Lady from Texas (1951)
- The Strange Door (1951)
- Air Cadet (1951)
- Flesh and Fury (1952)
- Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
- Because of You (1952)
- Just Across the Street (1952)
- Desert Legion (1953)
- Back to God's Country (1953)
- It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
- Yankee Pasha (1954)
- Playgirl (1954)
- 3 Ring Circus (1954)
- Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
- Foxfire (1955)
- Female on the Beach (1955)
- Away All Boats (1956)
- Congo Crossing (1956)
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
- The Midnight Story (1957)
- Istanbul (1957)
- Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
- Torpedo Run (1958)
- Twilight for the Gods (1958)
- Cash McCall (1959)
- The Crowded Sky (1960)
- The Plunderers (1960)
- Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
- The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
References
- ^ "Joseph Pevney, 96; prolific film, TV director worked on original 'Star Trek' series", Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2008.
- ^ "Obituaries: Joseph Pevney". The Desert Sun. May 24, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
Joseph Pevney, 96, noted film and television director, died peacefully at his home in Palm Desert, CA, with his beloved wife, Margo and family members at his side.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Trotter, Charles (May 25, 2008). "TOS Director Joseph Pevney Dies at 96". TrekMovie.com.
External links
- Joseph Pevney at IMDb
- Joseph Pevney at Memory Alpha
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