Audrey Peart Dickman
Lilian Audrey Joan Peart Dickman was a British-born American television producer, best known for her work on the first eighteen years of Saturday Night Live.
Early life and education
Peart was born in London, the daughter of William George Peart and Alice Agnes Stannard Peart. Her father, a labourer, was in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve during World War I; he was also enlisted to serve in World War II.Career
Dickman worked in American television from 1968, beginning as a production assistant on The Kraft Music Hall variety program. She worked with Jim Henson on two Muppets specials, before Dickman and Henson both became involved in the NBC late night sketch program Saturday Night Live. Dickman was at the auditions for the first cast, and stayed with SNL for eighteen seasons, in various producer roles. Jane Curtin played a character named "Audrey Peart Dickman" in several sketches. Dick Ebersol considered her one of the few "adults" in the show's early days; she was seventeen years older than Lorne Michaels, and at least 20 years older than many of the young writers and performers.During and after her time working on SNL, Dickman produced compilations focusing on various cast members; her last of these was a collection of Phil Hartman's best sketches, released in 1998.
Television and video productions
The Kraft Music Hall Singer Presents Burt Bacharach Acts of Love and Other Comedies The Muppets Valentine Show The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence Happy Endings Saturday Night Live Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine, & Gilda The Best of John Belushi The Best of Dan Aykroyd The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition- ''Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman''