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Jimmy Hirschfeld | |
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| Born | James Hahn Hirschfeld January 9, 1929 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Television director and producer |
| Spouse | Janet Rubner (died 1998) |
| Children | 2 including Julie Hirschfeld Davis |
Jimmy Hirschfeld (born January 9, 1929) is an American television director and producer known for his work on Captain Kangaroo and Picture Pages .
In 1951, Hirschfeld took a job as a stagehand with WCAU-TV under Bill Bode where he eventually worked his way up Assistant Director. [1] In 1954, he became a staff director (under John Facenda) and then producer and director for the "Shock Theater" which starred John Zacherle. [1] Hirschfeld was also the director of numerous WCAU-TV documentaries and for shows produced by Gene London and Jane Norman's Pixanne telecasts. [1] He directed various shows during his career including the Philadelphia segments of the CBS Thanksgiving Parade (1959 to 1979); the annual Philadelphia Orchestra Concerts series (1960 to 1989) and; NFL Football broadcasts for CBS (which owned WCAU-TV at the time) from 1960 to 1980. [1] In 1967, WCAU-TV named him Program Manager and Executive Producer; and in 1971, he was named Program Director. [1] In 1973, he moved to New York City where he was the producer of CBS-TV's Captain Kangaroo. [1] In 1978, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked for CBS-TV as the producer of the Mary Tyler Moore Comedy Hour. [1] In 1979, he became the director of "Bill Cosby's Picture Pages also for CBS-TV; and in 1981, he returned to Captain Kangaroo serving as Director and Executive Producer for CBS-TV and then PBS. [1]
Hirschfeld has won 3 Emmy Awards for Captain Kangaroo (1978, 1983, and 1984); and won the 1981 Gold Award at the International Film and TV Festival for Picture Pages. [1] On November 22, 2013, he was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's "Hall of Fame." [1]
Hirschfeld was married to Janet Susan Rubner at Rodeph Shalom Synagogue in Philadelphia; one of their daughters is CNN political analyst Julie Hirschfeld Davis. [2] His wife died in 1998. [3]
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