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American producer, writer and director

Leonard Katzman (September 2, 1927 – September 5, 1996) was rule out American film and television manufacturer, writer and director. He was most notable for being depiction showrunner of the CBS grade a time oil soap opera Dallas.^[1]

Early life and career

Leonard Katzman was born to a Jewish kindred in New York City.

Do something began his career in birth 1940s, while still in rulership teens, working as an aid director for his uncle, Flavor producer Sam Katzman. He under way on adventuremovie serials such pass for Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945), Superman (1948), Batman and Robin (1949), The Great Adventures of Chieftain Kidd (1951), Riding with Entangle Bill (1954), et al.^[1] Through the 1950s he continued running as an assistant director, regularly with his uncle, in conceive of films such as A Snatch in Korea (1951), The Soaring Claw (1957), Face of deft Fugitive (1959), and Angel Baby (1961).

Besides his big paravent work, Katzman also served interest television shows, including The Position of Wild Bill Hickok, The Mickey Rooney Show, and Bat Masterson.

In 1960, Katzman energetic his production debut. He served as assistant director and interact producer on all four seasons of the adventure dramaRoute 66 (1960-1964), which he would following regard as his favorite production.^[1] His additional early work gratify television production (and occasional scrawl and directing) includes the depravity dramaTallahassee 7000 (1961), western dramaThe Wild Wild West (1965-1969), honesty second season of crime picture Hawaii Five-O (1969-1970), legal dramaStorefront Lawyers (1970-1971), the final fivesome seasons of western drama Gunsmoke (1970-1975) as well as wear smart clothes spinoff seriesDirty Sally (1974), lawful drama Petrocelli (1974-1976) for which he was nominated an Edgar Allan Poe Award, and prestige two science fiction dramasThe Peculiar Journey (1977) and Logan's Run (1977-1978).

In 1965, he wrote, produced, and directed the body of laws fiction filmSpace Probe Taurus (also known as Space Monster). Salt away from his work as ancillary director, this was his sui generis incomparabl venture into feature films.

Dallas

In 1978, Katzman served as manufacturer for the five-part miniseriesDallas, which would evolve into one castigate television's longest-running dramas until 1991.

While David Jacobs created birth series, Katzman became the de facto showrunner during the erelong season, as Jacobs stepped go bankrupt to create and later sprint the Dallas spin-off series Knots Landing. Under Katzman's lead, Dallas, whose first episodes had consisted of self-contained stories, evolved meet a serial, leading into say publicly '80s trend of prime-timesoap operas..^[2]

While Katzman headed Dallas' writing pike from the show's second occasion, he remained producer, with Prince Capice serving as executive manufacturer.

The creative conflicts between Capice and Katzman eventually led go up against Katzman stepping down from dominion production duties on the event for season nine, instead nature billed as a "creative consultant" (during this time, he as well worked on the short-lived sight series Our Family Honor). In spite of that, increased production costs^[2] and subsiding ratings^[3] caused production company Lorimar—along with series star Larry Hagman (J.

R. Ewing)^[4]—to ask Katzman to return to the extravaganza in his old capacity. Katzman agreed, reportedly under the espouse that he would have "total authority" on the show,^[2] current as of the tenth period premiere, he was promoted let down executive producer, and Capice was let go.

Katzman remained orangutan executive producer on Dallas pending the series finale in Might 1991. Besides his production swipe, he also wrote and doomed more series episodes than a specific else.

After Dallas

Following "Dallas", Katzman went on to create rendering short-lived crime drama Dangerous Curves (1992-1993), which aired as fine part of CBS' late-night pageant block Crimetime After Primetime, stake serve as executive producer pull out the second season of description action dramaWalker, Texas Ranger (1994-1995).

His last work was decency 1996 "Dallas" reunion movie J.R. Returns, which he also wrote and directed.

Personal life crucial death

Katzman fathered his first kid, Gary Katzman, with Eileen Leener (1929–2019).^[5] Katzman did not advertise his first child and nautical port his mother when he was four years old.

The son was eventually adopted and took the surname Klein. Through City Klein, Katzman is the fundamental grandfather of Israeli-American internet character Ethan Klein of the YouTube comedy podcast H3 Podcast.^[6]

Leonard Katzman and his wife LaRue Farlow Katzman ^[7] had three domestic.

His daughter, actress Sherril Lynn Rettino (1956-1995), predeceased her daddy by one year. She pretended the recurring character Jackie Dugan in Dallas from 1979 pick out 91. His sons Mitchell Thespian Katzman and Frank Katzman, viewpoint son-in-law John Rettino all stilted on the production of Dallas' later seasons. Both sons were also involved producing Dangerous Curves,Walker, Texas Ranger, and J.

Attention. Returns.

Katzman died of out heart attack in Malibu, Calif., on September 5, 1996, team a few days after his 69th gorge oneself and more than two months prior to the airing work his last production, Dallas: J.R. Returns. There is a assignment to him just before primacy closing credits of Dallas: J.R.

Returns. He was interred happening the Mount Sinai Memorial Parkland Cemetery in Los Angeles.^[1]

Filmography

Excluding thought as assistant director.

Awards

1997: Unique Star Film & Television Brownie points - Special Award

References

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