Stuart Rosenberg

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AKA: Alan Smithee
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 08/11/1927
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 03/15/2007

biography

A prolific director of 1950s TV series such as "The Untouchables" and "Naked City" who turned to features in the early 60s, Rosenberg distinguished himself with "Cool Hand Luke" (1967), a tightly-wound prison drama starring Paul Newman. He returned to similar terrain, though from a somewhat different perspective, with the Robert Redford vehicle, "Brubaker" (1980). Rosenberg has also tried his hand, with varying degrees of success, at romantic comedy (the sweet "The April Fools" 1969), neo-Gothic thrillers (the dull "The Amityville Horror" 1979) and ethnic portraits (the uneven but compelling Continued

Credits

milestones

Year
Milestone
1949 
Began directing episode of NBC's "The Big Story"
1958 
Regularly directed episodes of ABC's "Naked City"
 
Helmed episodes of "The Untouchables" (ABC)
 
Staff director on "Rawhide" (CBS)
1960 
Co-directed first feature film (with Burt Balaban), "Murder, Inc."
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