Alex Segal


Alex Segal was an American television director, television producer, and film director.

Early years

Segal was born on July 1, 1915, in Trenton, New Jersey.

Career

In 1948, Segal became a production assistant at ABC, working for $50 per week. He went on to direct more than 25 different television programs, including The United States Steel Hour and Celanese Theater, between his debut as a director on Starring Boris Karloff and his death in 1977. Segal directed some films, including Joy in the Morning in 1965.
Segal resigned from ABC in May 1955. Steps were under way toward his signing a new contract with the network, with an oral agreement in place. Segal never signed the contract because "a disagreement arose on the legal interpretation" of one of the contract's clauses. The resignation took effect after the last ABC episode of The United States Steel Hour was broadcast.
He received several Emmy nominations for his directing in the 1950s and won a Primetime Emmy for his TV directorship of Death of a Salesman in 1966. Segal also served as chairman of the Division of Drama at the University of Southern California from 1971 to 1976. During one of his hiatuses from TV he taught for one year at the University of Montana.
Segal's directing credits on Broadway include Compulsion, Who Was That Lady I Saw You With?, Jolly's Progress, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Personal life and death

In 1949 Segal married Ruth Storm, a stage manager. They had two children. He died on August 22, 1977, in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

As director

As producer

  • Celanese Theatre
  • Producers' Showcase
  • ''No Time for Sergeants''