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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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David Levy Biography (1913-2000)
Born January 2, 1913, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Benjamin (an accountant) and Lillian (Potash) Levy; married Lucile Alva Wilds (an executive assistant),August 25, 1941 (divorced, 1970); married Victoria Robertson (a vocalist andactress), April 23, 1987; children: Lance, Linda (first marriage). Addresses: OFFICE--214 1/2 S. Spalding Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- January 2, 1913
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Death Details
- March 3, 2000
- Los Angeles, California
Famous Works
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Elevator operator, The World's Greatest Lover, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
- Unit coordinator, Popeye, Paramount, 1980.
- producer, Monster in the Closet, Lorimar Home Video, 1983.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- Barry Buntrock, Wonderbug, ABC, 1976.
- MINI-SERIES Richie Miller, Little Vic, syndicated, 1977.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Irving Berlin, Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, NBC, 1978.
- Also Power, NBC, 1980.
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Credits; SPECIALS
- Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Primetime TV, PBS, 1987.
- PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER,UNLESS INDICATEDSERIES (Also creator) Face the Music, CBS, 1948-49.
- (also creator) The Addams Family, ABC, 1964-66.
- (also creator) The Pruitts of Southampton, ABC, 1966-67.
- The Double Life of Henry Phyfe, ABC, 1966.
- (also creator) Sarge, NBC, 1971-72.
- Face the Music, syndicated, 1980-81.
- supervising producer, You Asked for It, syndicated, 1981-83.
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Credits; MOVIES
- The Deadly Hunt, CBS, 1971.
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Credits; SPECIALS
- Producer, The Addams Family, NBC, 1977.
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Writings;STAGE
- (With Leslie Eberhard) All Dressed Up, The Whole Theatre Company, Montclair, NJ, 1982.
- concept, music, and lyrics (with Leslie Eberhard), Hey Ma ... Kaye Ballard, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1984.
- music and lyrics, The Wonder Years, Heritage Artists, Ltd., Cohoes, NY, 1986, then Top of the Gate, New York City, 1988.
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Writings;TELEVISION; SERIES
- Face the Music, CBS, 1948-49.
- Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1950-57.
- The Kate Smith Show, CBS, 1960.
- Hollywood Screentest, ABC, 1961.
- The Addams Family, ABC, 1964-66.
- The Pruitts of Southampton, ABC, 1966-67.
- Sarge, NBC, 1971-72.
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Writings;EPISODIC
- "A Turn of Fate," Alcoa Goodyear Theatre, NBC.
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Writings;MOVIES
- The Priest Killer, NBC, 1971.
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Writings;OTHER
- The Chameleons (novel), Dodd, 1964.
- Against the Stream (poetry), Outposts, 1970.
- The Gods of Foxcroft (novel), Arbor House, 1970.
- Network Jungle, Major Books, 1976.
- Potomac Jungle.
- Also contributor of short stories to periodicals.
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