Paul M. Lally

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Paul M. Lally is a North American television producer, writer, and director. [1]

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Career

Lally directed over 100 episodes of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood [2] [3] [4]

His PBS screenwriting credits include Alias Jimmy Valentine, an O. Henry adapted screenplay for American Playhouse, and episodic writing for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. His commercial screenplay credits include Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel for Walt Disney Productions.

He was host and narrator of four public television storytelling series; Gather 'Round, Teletales, Gentle Giant" and A Fairy Tale Comforter for Children. [5]

His PBS executive producing credits include Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, [6] an Italian how-to cooking series broadcast nationwide on PBS stations. [7]

He wrote and directed Golden: The Hobey Baker Story [8] [9]

He narrated American music composer's Ward Dilmore's The Nightingale and The Snow Queen, as performed by the ballet troupe Petit Papillon, under the direction of Patricia Walker.

His ten novels include the alternate military history trilogies RISE AGAIN and AMERIKA, and the novels, RIDE THE TITANIC, BAR HARBOR GOLD, SILK, and BATTLESHIP BOYS. [10]

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References

  1. Producer Paul Lally | New Hampshire Public Radio
  2. The Connection.org : So Long, Neighbor Archived 2006-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "PBS Kids - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Home Page". Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
  4. "Wednesday, July 25th: In Praise of Mr. Rogers". 26 July 2018.
  5. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! | New Hampshire Public Radio
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  7. "Foodstuffs: How a N.H. Cooking Show Brought Authentic Italian Cuisine to the U.S." New Hampshire Public Radio. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  8. Hobey Baker Princeton Hockey [ dead link ]
  9. "Shows". October 2017.
  10. "Home". paul-lally.com.