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Gene Levitt
Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born May 28, 1920Died November 15, 1999 (79 years)
Eugene Levitt was an American television writer, producer and director.
Levitt attended the University of Wyoming. Following graduation he moved to Chicago where he worked as a newspaper reporter until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps.
In the 1940s, Levitt wrote for radio programs, including The Adventures of Philip Marlowe.
Levitt was a writer for many television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including Highway Patrol, Maverick ("Trail West to Fury"), Adventures in Paradise and Combat!. He moved to directing in the 1970s, working on series such as Alias Smith and Jones and McCloud. His most significant achievement was the creation of the television series Fantasy Island, starring Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize. The show ran for over six years.
In addition to Fantasy Island, Levitt assisted in the writing, production, and directing of Hawaii-Five-O, and Alias Smith and Jones.
He died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles, California.
(Taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Levitt attended the University of Wyoming. Following graduation he moved to Chicago where he worked as a newspaper reporter until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps.
In the 1940s, Levitt wrote for radio programs, including The Adventures of Philip Marlowe.
Levitt was a writer for many television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including Highway Patrol, Maverick ("Trail West to Fury"), Adventures in Paradise and Combat!. He moved to directing in the 1970s, working on series such as Alias Smith and Jones and McCloud. His most significant achievement was the creation of the television series Fantasy Island, starring Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize. The show ran for over six years.
In addition to Fantasy Island, Levitt assisted in the writing, production, and directing of Hawaii-Five-O, and Alias Smith and Jones.
He died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles, California.
(Taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Gene Levitt Filmography
| 1983 | Trauma Center (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) |
| 1978 | |
| 1976 | Gibbsville (TV Series) |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love (TV Series) |
| 1974 | |
| 1972 | Cool Million (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Cool Million (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Any Second Now · as Screenplay |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Night Runner · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Project UFO (TV Series) |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Cool Million (TV Series) |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) |
| 1968 | |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) |
| 2021 | Fantasy Island (2021) (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2020 | Fantasy Island · as Original Series Creator |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Supervising Producer |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1960 | The Islanders (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1959 | The Man and the Challenge (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1959 | David Niven Show (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1958 | Union Pacific (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Teleplay By |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Story By |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1955 | Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1953 | I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) · as Script |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Original Story |
| 1952 | The Doctor (1952) (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1952 | Steve Randall (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1951 | Foreign Intrigue (TV Series) · as Original Screen Play |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1951 | Front Page Detective (TV Series) · as Written By |