Bud Yorkin
Alan David "Bud" Yorkin (born February 22, 1926 in Washington , Pennsylvania , † August 18, 2015 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American director and producer .
Life
Before his career, Yorkin studied engineering at Carnegie Mellon University . In the first years of his career he worked as a director and producer for television. He directed various television films and episodes from a wide variety of television series. He made his cinema debut in 1963 with When my bedroom could speak .
He worked with producer Norman Lear for many years . Together they founded Tandem Productions in 1959, which among other things owned the rights to Blade Runner from Ridley Scott . They separated in 1983.
He has received an Emmy Award three times to date .
Bud Yorkin was married to Peg Diem from 1954 to 1984; From this marriage came the producers and scriptwriters Nicole Yorkin (* 1958) and David Yorkin (* 1961). The 1989 marriage with actress Cynthia Sikes resulted in a daughter (* 1992) and a son (* 1994).
Yorkin died on August 18, 2015 at the age of 89 at his Bel Air home .
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: If My Bedroom Could Talk (Come Blow Your Horn)
- 1965: The Baby and the House Tyrant (Never Too Late)
- 1967: Divorce American (Divorce American Style)
- 1968: Inspector Clouseau
- 1969: The French Revolution did not take place (Start the Revolution Without Me)
- 1971: Webster is beyond belief (The Thief Who Came to Dinner)
- 1985: Twice in a Lifetime
- 1988: Arthur 2 - On the Rocks (Arthur 2: On the Rocks)
- 1988: Love Hurts
- 1993: Encounters - Intersection (Intersection)
- 2017: Blade Runner 2049
Web links
- Bud Yorkin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Associated Press : Bud Yorkin, Writer and Producer of 'All in the Family,' Dies at 89. In: The New York Times of August 18, 2015 (accessed August 19, 2015).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yorkin, Bud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yorkin, Alan David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 2015 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |