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==Biography==
==Biography==
Ralph Levy was born in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. He directed episodes of several television shows, including ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''[[Green Acres]]'', '' [[The Beverly Hillbillies]], [[Petticoat Junction]]'', ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' and'' [[Hawaii Five-O]]''. Levy's film directorial career includes ''[[Do Not Disturb (1965 film)|Do Not Disturb]]'' starring [[Doris Day]], and ''[[Bedtime Story (film)|Bedtime Story]]'' starring [[David Niven]], [[Shirley Jones]] and [[Marlon Brando]].
Ralph Levy was born in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. He directed episodes of several television shows, including ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''[[Green Acres]]'', '' [[The Beverly Hillbillies]], [[Petticoat Junction]]'', ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' and'' [[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''. He also served as producer/director of ''[[The Ed Wynn Show]]'', ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'' and ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]''. Levy's film directorial career includes ''[[Do Not Disturb (1965 film)|Do Not Disturb]]'' starring [[Doris Day]], and ''[[Bedtime Story (1964 film)|Bedtime Story]]'' starring [[David Niven]], [[Shirley Jones]] and [[Marlon Brando]].


Levy was the director of ''[[General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'', a TV special broadcast on March 28, 1954, on all four TV networks in the US at the time.
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Levy won the 1960 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy for ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]''. Levy died in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], exactly fifty years to the day after the premiere of the pilot episode of ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' that he directed.

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Levy won the 1960 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy for ''The Jack Benny Program''.

==Death==
Levy died in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], exactly fifty years to the day after the premiere of ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', the pilot of which he had directed, although it was never shown to the public until decades later.

==References==
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==External links==
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| DATE OF DEATH = October 15, 2001
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Latest revision as of 11:20, 10 May 2024

Ralph Levy
Born(1920-12-18)December 18, 1920
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
DiedOctober 15, 2001(2001-10-15) (aged 80)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
SpouseMiranda Speranza Masocco Levy

Ralph Levy (December 18, 1920 – October 15, 2001) was an American producer, film and television director.

Biography[edit]

Ralph Levy was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He directed episodes of several television shows, including I Love Lucy, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Trapper John, M.D. and Hawaii Five-O. He also served as producer/director of The Ed Wynn Show, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and The Jack Benny Program. Levy's film directorial career includes Do Not Disturb starring Doris Day, and Bedtime Story starring David Niven, Shirley Jones and Marlon Brando.

Levy was the director of General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein, a TV special broadcast on March 28, 1954, on all four TV networks in the US at the time.

Levy won the 1960 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy for The Jack Benny Program.

Death[edit]

Levy died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, exactly fifty years to the day after the premiere of I Love Lucy, the pilot of which he had directed, although it was never shown to the public until decades later.

References[edit]


External links[edit]

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