Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known as the creator of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71), and for directing the epic World War II miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988). Curtis’ is also known to horror film fans for his work on several horror-themed television series and films, including The Night Stalker (1972) and its sequel The Night Strangler (1973), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974) and Trilogy of Terror (1975). He also directed three feature films – the Dark Shadows spinoffs House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971), and the supernatural horror Burnt Offerings (1976). Curtis was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Limited Series for War and Remembrance, for which he also won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials. (Via Wikipedia)
Origin
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Born
August 12, 1927
Died
March 27, 2006 (18 years ago, at 78)
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known as the creator of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71), and for directing the epic World War II miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988). Curtis’ is also known to horror film fans for his work on several horror-themed television series and films, including The Night Stalker (1972) and its sequel The Night Strangler (1973), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974) and Trilogy of Terror (1975). He also directed three feature films – the Dark Shadows spinoffs House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971), and the supernatural horror Burnt Offerings (1976). Curtis was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Limited Series for War and Remembrance, for which he also won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials. (Via Wikipedia)