George Stevens, Jr. Biography (1932-)

Full name, George Cooper Stevens, Jr.; born April 3, 1932, in Hollywood, CA;son of George Cooper (a film director) and Yvonne (maiden name, Shevlin) Stevens; married Elizabeth Guest, July 5, 1965; children: Michael Murrow (a producer and director), David Averell; stepchildren: Caroline. Addresses: Agent: Morgan Agency, 129 W. Wilson, Suite 202, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Writer, producer, director, motion picture executive, television executive
Birth Details: April 3, 1932; Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Producer, Except Where Indicated
Specials
Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford, CBS, 1973
Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney, CBS, 1974
Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles, CBS, 1975
Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to William Wyler (also known as The 4th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to William Wyler), CBS, 1976
The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis, CBS, 1977
The Stars Salute America's Greatest Movies, CBS, 1977
The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda, CBS, 1978
Co-producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1978
America Entertains Vice Premier Deng, PBS, 1979
The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock, CBS, 1979
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1979
The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart, CBS, 1980
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1980
The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, CBS, 1981
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1981
The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1982
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1982
The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1983
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1983
The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, CBS, 1984
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1984
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1984
The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly, CBS, 1985
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1985
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1985
The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, NBC, 1986
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1986
The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck, ABC, 1987
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1987
Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1987
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1988
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988
(And executive producer) The American Film Institute Salute to GregoryPeck, 1989
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1989
Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1989
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1990
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1990
The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, 1990
The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas, 1991
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1991
Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1991
Executive producer, AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier, NBC, 1992
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1992
(And executive producer) The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1992
(And executive producer) The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, 1993
The Great Ones: The National Sports Awards, 1993
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1993
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1993
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, 1994
George Stevens: From D-Day to Berlin, The Disney Channel, 1994
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1994
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1994
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1995
Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1995
Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also known as The 23rd American Film Institute Life AchievementAward: A Salute to Steven Spielberg), 1995
Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, 1996
Executive producer, Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1996
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1997
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1997

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), 1997
Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, 1998
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1998
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1998
Executive producer, America's Millennium, CBS, 1999
Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1999
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1999
Executive producer, Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments, UPN, 1999
Television Work
Episodic
Director, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1955
Also directed various episodes of Peter Gunn and Phillip Marlowe.
Other Television Work
Production assistant, Dragnet (series), NBC, 1952
Production assistant, Pete Kelly's Blues (series), NBC, 1959
Producer, The Murder of Mary Phagan (miniseries), NBC, 1988
Director and executive producer, Separate but Equal (miniseries),ABC, 1991
Television Appearances
Specials
The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford, CBS, 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982
The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988
The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck, 1989
The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, 1990
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1991
The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, 1993
Host and narrator, George Stevens: From D-Day to Berlin, The Disney Channel, 1994
Host and presenter, The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration, PBS, 1996
The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (also knownas The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), 1997
Film Producer, Except Where Indicated
Production assistant, The D.I., Warner Brothers, 1958
Associate producer and director of location scenes, The Diary of AnneFrank, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey, 1962
The Five Cities of June, 1963
Associate producer, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists,1965
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums, 1966
Directed by John Ford, 1971
America at the Movies, 1976
(And director) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey, 1985
Extract producer, Everybody's All-American, 1988
Executive producer, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
WRITINGS
Television Specials
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1978
America Entertains Vice Premier Deng, PBS, 1979
The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, CBS, 1981
The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1982
The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983
The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, CBS, 1984
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1984
The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly, CBS, 1985
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1985
The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, NBC, 1986
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986
The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck, ABC, 1987
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1987
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1987
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1988
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988
The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck, 1989
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1989
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1989
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1990
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1990
The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, 1990
The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas, 1991
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1991
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1991
AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier, NBC, 1992
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1992
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1992
The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, 1993
The Great Ones: The National Sports Awards, 1993
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1993
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1993
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, 1994
George Stevens: From D-Day to Berlin, The Disney Channel, 1994
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1994
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1994
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1995
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1995
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also knownas The 23rd American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Steven Spielberg), 1995
The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996
Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1997
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1997
The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (also knownas The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), 1997
The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, 1998
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1998
America's Millennium, CBS, 1999
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1999
Television Miniseries
The Murder of Mary Phagan, NBC, 1988
Separate but Equal, ABC, 1991
Screenplays
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Television Quarterly, June 16, 1997, spring, 1994, p. 69.
Variety, p. 12.

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