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Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known as the creator of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71), and for directing the epic World War II miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and War and ...
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- Daniel Mayer Cherkoss, August 12, 1927, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
- Film director, television director, television producer
- March 27, 2006 (aged 78), Brentwood, California, U.S.
Dan Curtis was a producer and writer known for Dark Shadows, War and Remembrance and Burnt Offerings. He died in 2006 from a brain tumor. He won an Emmy for his work on War and Remembrance and was married to Norma Mae Curtis.
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- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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- Brentwood, California, USA
Mar 29, 2006 · The web page is a tribute to the life and career of Dan Curtis, a producer-director of television mini-series and Dark Shadows. It includes his biography, achievements, awards, and tributes from his friends and fans. It was published in 2006 after his death from cancer at age 78.
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Mar 29, 2006 · Dan Curtis, a prolific television producer and director who was best known for shepherding two of the most ambitious mini-series ever made, "The Winds of War," and "War and Remembrance," onto...
Dan Curtis was a producer and writer of TV shows and miniseries, such as Dark Shadows, Kolchak: The Night Stalker and War and Remembrance. He was born in 1927, married to Norma Mae Curtis and died in 2006.
- August 12, 1927
- March 27, 2006
Mar 28, 2006 · March 28, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Dan Curtis, whose battle to make two Emmy-winning World War II miniseries, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance,” lasted years longer than...
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss, known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known as the creator of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71), and for directing the epic World War II miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988).