Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco (born December 16, 1943 in New York - † April 1, 2018 in Los Angeles ) was a multi-award-winning American television screenwriter and producer .
The concepts for series such as Hill Street Police Station or LA Law - star lawyers, tricks, processes - come from Bochco . He wrote numerous episodes for the Columbo series , including the first. In 2003 the novel Death by Hollywood by Bochco was published.
He died on April 1, 2018 of complications from a leukemia disease.
In an obituary for Bochco, journalist Harald Keller wrote in media correspondence that with Bochco, television had "lost one of its greatest storytellers". The US journalist Robert Bianco said of Bochco with a view to his work in relation to the Hill Street Police Station series : “If we are experiencing a golden era of television today, it is because Steven Bochco founded it and contributed to its continued existence. Every sophisticated modern drama series owes its name to 'Hill Streets'. "
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: The Counterfeit Killer (as co-author)
- from 1971: Columbo
- 1972: Silent in Space (as co-author)
- 1973: Double Indemnity (as co-author)
- 1976: Delvecchio
- 1979: Vampire (producer)
- 1981 ff .: Hill Street Police Station
- 1989: Doogie Howser, MD
- 1987: Inspector Hooperman
- 1986–1994: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation
- 1993: New York Cops - NYPD Blue
- 2005: Blind Justice - Investigators with sharpened senses
- 2005: Fuck (Actor)
- 2005 Over There Command Iraq
- 2005–2006: Welcome, Mrs. President
Awards (selection)
Awards (often as co-winners):
- 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984: each a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Drama Series ( Hill Street Police Station )
- 1981, 1982: a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Screenplay for a Drama Series ( Hill Street Police Station )
- 1981: Humanitas Award for Hill Street Police Station
- 1982: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best TV Episode ( Hill Street Police Station )
- 1982, 1985: a Writers Guild of America Award each for Hill Street Police Station
- 1987: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Screenplay for a Drama Series ( LA Law )
- 1987, 1989: a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Drama Series ( LA Law )
- 1994: Writers Guild of America Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 1994: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Television Producer for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
- 1995: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Drama Series ( New York Cops - NYPD Blue )
- 1995: Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best TV Episode ( New York Cops - NYPD Blue )
- 1999: Diversity Award from Directors Guild of America
- 1999: Humanitas Award for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
- 1999: Lifetime Achievement Producers Guild of America Award
There are also numerous other nominations.
Web links
- Steven Bochco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mike Barnes: Steven Bochco, Creative Force Behind 'Hill Street Blues,' 'LA Law' and 'NYPD Blue,' Dies at 74 , in: The Hollywood Reporter, April 1, 2018, accessed April 14, 2018
- ↑ a b Harald Keller: One of the greatest TV storytellers , in: Medienkorrespondenz from April 12, 2018, accessed on April 14, 2018
- ↑ Quoted from Keller 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bochco, Steven |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bozovic, Stevan (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , NY , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2018 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |