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Ira Skutch (September 12, 1921 – March 16, 2010) was an American television director, producer, and, in his later years, an author. In the early days of television he produced and directed episodes of Kraft Television Theatre and The Philco Television Playhouse.
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- Ira Skutch Jr., September 12, 1921, New York City, U.S.
- 1942–2008
- March 16, 2010 (aged 88), Silver Lake, California, U.S.
Mar 29, 2010 · By Variety Staff. Gameshow pioneer and TV historian Ira Skutch, who produced or directed over 10,000 episodes, died March 16 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles of lymphoma. He was...
Ira Skutch, a producer-director and a television historian, has died at the age of 88. Skutch worked as a stage manager on some of the earliest regularly scheduled shows on NBC, including the landmark variety series Hour Glass (1946-47), the first hour-long entertainment series produced for network television.
Ira Skutch was born on 12 September 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Tattletales (1974), Match Game (1973) and Around the Town (1948). He died on 16 March 2010 in Silver Lake, California, USA.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- September 12, 1921
- Ira Skutch
- March 16, 2010
Ira Skutch, 88, a producer and director whose career started in the early days of television, died March 16 of lymphoma at his daughter Lindsay's home in Silver Lake, she said. Skutch started his television career in 1942 as an NBC page in New York.
Mar 29, 2010 · By. Kate Ward. Published on March 29, 2010. According to Variety, gameshow pioneer Ira Skutch passed away March 16 in Los Angeles of lymphoma. Skutch was 88 when he died. The TV historian began...
Ira Skutch was born on September 12, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Tattletales (1974), Match Game (1973) and Around the Town (1948). He died on March 16, 2010 in Silver Lake, California, USA.
