Jeff Bleckner
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Jeff Bleckner(born August 12, 1943) is an Americantheatre,television,andfilm director.
Biography
[edit]Born inBrooklyn, New York,Bleckner made his directorial debutoff-BroadwaywithThe Unseen Hand/Forensic and the Navigators,an evening of one-act plays bySam Shepard,in 1970. He also directed three off-Broadway productions of works byDavid Rabe:the first two plays in hisVietnam Wartrilogy,The Basic Training of Pavlo HummelandSticks and Bones(both of which transferred toBroadway), andThe Orphan.Additional Broadway credits includePaul Zindel'sThe Secret Affairs of Mildred WildandHerb Gardner'sThe Goodbye People.
Bleckner's television directing credits includeWelcome Back, Kotter,Bret Maverick,TheStockard ChanningShow,Knots Landing,Dynasty,Trapper John, M.D.,Lou Grant,Remington Steele,Hill Street Blues,Commander in Chief,Medium,HawthorneBlackout Effect, NTSB The crash of flight 323 andBoston Legal,in addition to numerous television movies. His most recent project is thepilotforConspiracy,a potential series for the 2007–08 season, starringLisa Sheridanas aWashington, D.C.attorneyattempting to undercover the secrets of apharmaceuticalcompany she successfully defended. He is also the director ofRemember Sunday(2013),an American romantic drama film.[1]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Awards
- 1971Drama Desk AwardMost Promising Director (The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel)
- 1972 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director (Sticks and Bones)
- 1982 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Hill Street Blues)
- 1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special (Concealed Enemies)
- 1984Directors Guild of AmericaAward for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series (Hill Street Blues)
- 2001 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television (The Beach Boys: An American Family)
- Nominations
- 1972Tony Awardfor Best Direction of a Play (Sticks and Bones)
- 1982Emmy Awardfor Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Hill Street Blues)
- 1985 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special (Do You Remember Love)
- 1986 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials (Do You Remember Love)
- 1995 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special (Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story)
- 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries (The Beach Boys: An American Family)
- 2001 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television (The Beach Boys: An American Family)
- 2004 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television (The Music Man)[2]
- 2012 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series (Beyond the Blackboard,2011)
References
[edit]- ^Lowry, Brian (2013-04-18)."TV Review: 'Remember Sunday'".Variety.Retrieved2024-04-19.
- ^"American Cinematographer: The Music Man".theasc.com.Retrieved2024-04-19.
External links
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- Jeff Blecknerat theInternet Broadway Database
- Jeff BleckneratIMDb
- Jeff Blecknerat theInternet off-Broadway Database
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