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George Cahan(1919-1991)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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George Cahan was born on 24 May 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for It's About Time (1966), Carnival of Crime (1962) and Matinee Theatre (1955). He was married to Alix Talton and Helen Marie Murphy. He died on 12 June 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 24, 1919
DiedJune 12, 1991(72)
BornMay 24, 1919
DiedJune 12, 1991(72)
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Known for

It's About Time (1966)
It's About Time
6.0
TV Series
  • Director
Carnival of Crime (1962)
Carnival of Crime
3.0
  • Director(as George M. Cahan)
  • 1962
Matinee Theatre (1955)
Matinee Theatre
6.8
TV Series
  • Director
June Havoc in Willy (1954)
Willy
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1970
  • Gentle Ben (1967)
    Gentle Ben
    6.6
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1968
  • It's About Time (1966)
    It's About Time
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1967
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1966
  • Carnival of Crime (1962)
    Carnival of Crime
    3.0
    • Director (as George M. Cahan)
    • 1962
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Una americana en Buenos Aires
    4.0
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Tales of the Vikings (1959)
    Tales of the Vikings
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Geo. M. Cahan)
    • 1959–1960
  • Wally Cox in The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)
    The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956–1957
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Man Against Crime
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
    Medic
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1956
  • Just Off Broadway
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1955
  • June Havoc in Willy (1954)
    Willy
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954–1955
  • Mary Shipp and Marie Wilson in My Friend Irma (1952)
    My Friend Irma
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953–1954

Producer

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2018–2019
  • The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Chuck Connors, Gerald Edwards, Ronald Howard, and Tom Nardini in Cowboy in Africa (1967)
    Cowboy in Africa
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • It's About Time (1966)
    It's About Time
    6.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1967
  • Little Amy (1962)
    Little Amy
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • producer (as George M. Cahan)
    • 1962
  • Carnival of Crime (1962)
    Carnival of Crime
    3.0
    • producer (as George M. Cahan)
    • 1962
  • Tales of the Vikings (1959)
    Tales of the Vikings
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • Union Pacific (1958)
    Union Pacific
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer (as George M. Cahan)
    • 1958–1959
  • Mark Roberts in Boots and Saddles (1956)
    Boots and Saddles
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957–1958
  • The Silent Service (1957)
    The Silent Service
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer (as George M. Cahan)
    • 1957–1958
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Hollywood Theatre Time
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950–1951
  • TV Club (1950)
    TV Club
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950–1951
  • The Amazing Mr. Malone
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1948–1955

Additional Crew

  • Oboler Comedy Theatre (1949)
    Oboler Comedy Theatre
    TV Series
    • other crew
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Geo. M. Cahan
  • Born
    • May 24, 1919
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • June 12, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Alix TaltonMarch 18, 1950 - June 12, 1991 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    In 1962, he produced an unsold pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom called, "Little Amy". It concerned the adventues of mischevious nine-year-old girl (played by Debbie McGowan) who always seemed to get in trouble.

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