Dan Curtis
Produkcja, Reżyseria, Scenariusz
12 sierpnia 1927 — 27 marca 2006 (78 years)
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American director and producer of television and film, best known for creating the horror soap Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows ran from 1966 to 1971 for a record-setting 1,225 episodes. Curtis also produced the 1991 revival, which was canceled after twelve episodes due to low ratings. He also served as executive producer for a WB reboot; however, it was canceled before the pilot episode aired.
His series of macabre films include The Night Stalker (which inspired the series Kolchak: The Night Stalker), Intruders, The Night Strangler, House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, The Norliss Tapes (a 1973 pilot for an unproduced series starring Roy Thinnes), Curse of the Black Widow, Dead of Night, Scream of the Wolf, and others. He worked frequently with sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson. Curtis was producer and/or director of a number of television adaptations of horror-related productions including Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Turn of the Screw, all made between 1968 and 1975.
In 1978, Curtis made a departure from his usual macabre offerings, when he wrote, produced, and directed the sentimental NBC television film When Every Day Was the Fourth of July. Although fictionalized, the film was semi-autobiographical, based on his childhood growing up in 1930s Bridgeport. The film was originally intended to be a pilot for a potential series, but when the series was not picked up by NBC, Curtis made a sequel, The Long Days of Summer, this time airing on ABC.
In 1983, Curtis directed the epic seven-part miniseries The Winds of War, based on Herman Wouk's 1971 novel of the same name about the lives of the fictional Henry and Jastrow families as they intersect with the major global events of the early years of World War II. It won three Primetime Emmys (of 13 nominations) and was nominated for four Golden Globes, including Best Miniseries or Television Film. The success spawned a 1988 sequel miniseries, War and Remembrance, also based on a novel by Wouk.
Curtis died of a brain tumor in his home on March 27, 2006, two weeks after the death of his wife Norma.
Curtis' rights to Dark Shadows remain with his estate, who have signed a deal with Warner Bros. for a new Dark Shadows film, which released in March 2012 to mixed reviews.
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His series of macabre films include The Night Stalker (which inspired the series Kolchak: The Night Stalker), Intruders, The Night Strangler, House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, The Norliss Tapes (a 1973 pilot for an unproduced series starring Roy Thinnes), Curse of the Black Widow, Dead of Night, Scream of the Wolf, and others. He worked frequently with sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson. Curtis was producer and/or director of a number of television adaptations of horror-related productions including Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Turn of the Screw, all made between 1968 and 1975.
In 1978, Curtis made a departure from his usual macabre offerings, when he wrote, produced, and directed the sentimental NBC television film When Every Day Was the Fourth of July. Although fictionalized, the film was semi-autobiographical, based on his childhood growing up in 1930s Bridgeport. The film was originally intended to be a pilot for a potential series, but when the series was not picked up by NBC, Curtis made a sequel, The Long Days of Summer, this time airing on ABC.
In 1983, Curtis directed the epic seven-part miniseries The Winds of War, based on Herman Wouk's 1971 novel of the same name about the lives of the fictional Henry and Jastrow families as they intersect with the major global events of the early years of World War II. It won three Primetime Emmys (of 13 nominations) and was nominated for four Golden Globes, including Best Miniseries or Television Film. The success spawned a 1988 sequel miniseries, War and Remembrance, also based on a novel by Wouk.
Curtis died of a brain tumor in his home on March 27, 2006, two weeks after the death of his wife Norma.
Curtis' rights to Dark Shadows remain with his estate, who have signed a deal with Warner Bros. for a new Dark Shadows film, which released in March 2012 to mixed reviews.
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Known For
Filmografia
| 2009 | Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Night Stalker · as Consulting Producer |
| 2005 | Dark Shadows · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Our Fathers · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Saving Milly · as Executive Producer |
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| 1996 | Trilogy of Terror II · as Executive Producer |
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| 1992 | Intruders (1992) · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows (1991) · as Executive Producer |
| 1990 | Johnny Ryan · as Executive Producer |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance · as Executive Producer |
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| 1980 | The Long Days of Summer · as Executive Producer |
| 1979 | Mrs. R's Daughter · as Executive Producer |
| 1979 | Supertrain · as Executive Producer |
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| 1977 | Curse of the Black Widow · as Executive Producer |
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| 1974 | Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · as Executive Producer |
| 1974 | Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · as Executive Producer |
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| 1974 | Scream of the WolfNa Plex |
| 1973 | DraculaNa Plex |
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| 1973 | The Norliss TapesNa Plex |
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| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery · as Executive Producer |
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| 1971 | Night of Dark ShadowsNa Plex |
| 1970 | House of Dark ShadowsNa Plex |
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| 1966 | Dark Shadows · as Executive Producer |
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| 1974 | Scream of the WolfNa Plex |
| 1973 | DraculaNa Plex |
| 1973 | The Norliss TapesNa Plex |
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| 1971 | Night of Dark ShadowsNa Plex |
| 1970 | House of Dark ShadowsNa Plex |
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| 1976 | Burnt Offerings · as Screenplay |
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| 1973 | Frankenstein · as Screenplay |
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| 2021 | Dark Shadows and Beyond - The Jonathan Frid Story · as SelfNa Plex |
| 2019 | Master of Dark Shadows · as SelfNa Plex |
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| 1989 | Prisoners of Gravity · as Self |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows · as Television Series |
| 1978 | When Every Day Was the Fourth of July · as Story |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery · as Adaptation |
| 1971 | Night of Dark Shadows · as StoryNa Plex |
| 1966 | Dark Shadows · as Creator |