Ralph Levy
Ralph Levy | |
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Died | October 15, 2001 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA | (aged 80)
Spouse | Miranda Speranza Masocco Levy |
Ralph Levy (December 18, 1920 – October 15, 2001) was an American producer, film and television director.
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 starring Doris Day, and Bedtime Story starring David Niven, Shirley Jones and Marlon Brando.
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.