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Known for
Producer
Gender
Male
Birthday
18 December
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Edit pageRalph Levy
Biography
Ralph Levy was an American television director and producer best known for his work in early American television comedy. He was born on December 18, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Levy directed the pilot episode of I Love Lucy and went on to direct numerous episodes of The Jack Benny Program, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Hawaii Five-O, and Trapper John, M.D. He also produced programs including The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and The Jack Benny Program.
His feature-film directing credits included Bedtime Story (1964), starring Marlon Brando, David Niven, and Shirley Jones, and Do Not Disturb (1965), starring Doris Day and Rod Taylor.
Levy won the 1960 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy for The Jack Benny Program. He died on October 15, 2001, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 81.
