Columbo
1971
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Abner E. "Abby" Singer (December 8, 1917 – March 13, 2014) was an American production manager and assistant director in film between the 1950s and the 1980s. His name has become famous in Hollywood as a phrase describing the second-to-last shot of the day as the "Abby Singer".
Mar 13, 2014 · Abby Singer, a famed production manager whose name became synonymous for the next-to-last shot of the day, died Thursday. He was 96. The Harlem-born Abner E. Singer was a longtime production manager and assistant director who worked primarily in television from the 1950s through the ‘90s.
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Mar 13, 2014 · Abby Singer, who worked on shows like 'Hill Street Blues' and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', died at 96 in 2014. He was known for coining the term 'Abby Singer shot' for the second-to-last shot of the day, which increased efficiency on set.
Abby Singer (1917-2014) was a TV and film industry veteran who worked on shows like St. Elsewhere, Remington Steele, and Columbo. He was also known for the phrase \"the Abby Singer\" meaning the second-to-last shot of the day.
- Production Manager, Producer, Additional Crew
- December 8, 1917
- Abby Singer
- March 13, 2014
Mar 13, 2014 · Abby Singer, whose career in production management in film and television spanned over five decades, has died at the age of 96. He passed away early Thursday of cancer and old age at the...
Abby Singer is a 2003 dark comedy film that chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. It had some film festival screenings in 2003 and again in 2006 (in a revised edition).
Mar 13, 2014 · Abby Singer was a legendary production manager and assistant director who worked on many TV shows and films, and invented the \"Abby Singer shot\" to save time and money. He died in 2014 at 96 and was honored by the DGA and the industry.
