David Susskind

Personal Info

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Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-12-19 (67 years old)

Deathday

1987-02-22

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

David Susskind

Biography

David Howard Susskind (December 19, 1920 – February 22, 1987) was an American producer of TV, movies, and stage plays and also a TV talk show host. His talk shows were innovative in the genre and addressed timely, controversial topics beyond the scope of others of the day. His first job after the war was as a press agent for Warner Brothers. Next, he was a talent agent for Century Artists, ultimately ending up in the Music Corporation of America's newly minted television programming department, managing Dinah Shore, Jerry Lewis, and others. In New York, Susskind formed Talent Associates, representing creators of material rather than performe...

Production

1965

Eagle in a Cage

as Producer

1974

The Country Girl

as Producer

1960

Mrs. Miniver

as Producer

1957

Edge of the City

as Producer

1967

1980

Loving Couples

as Executive Producer

1973

1981

The Bunker

as Producer

1959

1977

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

as Executive Producer

1962

Hedda Gabler

as Producer

1981

Casey Stengel

as Executive Producer

1959

Medea

as Producer

1981

Fort Apache, the Bronx

as Executive Producer

1983

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

as Executive Producer

1972

Harvey

as Producer

1978

1977

Tell Me My Name

as Executive Producer

1978

Who'll Save Our Children?

as Executive Producer

1961

1968

Of Mice and Men

as Executive Producer

1980

1980

Father Figure

as Executive Producer

1971

The Price

as Producer

1979

Transplant

as Executive Producer

1979

Sex and the Single Parent

as Executive Producer

1979

The Family Man

as Executive Producer

1978

Breaking Up

as Executive Producer

1977

The World of Darkness

as Executive Producer

1966

1971

All the Way Home

as Producer

1959

Back to Back

as Producer

1958

1962

1978

The World Beyond

as Executive Producer

1967

1968

Laura

as Executive Producer

1981

Crisis at Central High

as Executive Producer

1968

A Hatful of Rain

as Producer

1966

The Human Voice

as Producer

1967

The Desperate Hours

as Executive Producer

1978

Home to Stay

as Executive Producer

1958

The Winslow Boy

as Producer

1979

Walking Through the Fire

as Executive Producer

1980

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

as Executive Producer

1959

1967

Johnny Belinda

as Producer

1978

Tom and Joann

as Executive Producer

1959

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