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Birthplace:
New York, New York
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After starting his career as a writer for CBS radio, Rod Amateau worked his way up the 20th Century Fox ladder from junior writer to test director to second-unit director to dialogue director before finally making his feature directorial debut with "The Bushwackers" (1952), a Western of interest mostly for the sermonizing in his (and Tom Gries') script, which offered parallels to the political climate in America during the post-Civil War and post-World War II eras. Though he directed another film that year ("Monsoon"), he would not return to features for 17 years, carving out instead a
Began career as staff writer for CBS radio
Became stage manager for "Lux Radio Theatre"
Worked for 20th Century-Fox as junior writer, then test director, then 2nd unit director
1950
Produced TV series, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (CBS); also directed episodes
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