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- Birth nameDaniel Mayer Cherkoss
- Dan Curtis was born on August 12, 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Burnt Offerings (1976), Dark Shadows (1966) and War and Remembrance (1988). He was married to Norma Mae Curtis. He died on March 27, 2006 in Brentwood, California, USA.
- SpouseNorma Mae Curtis(June 22, 1952 - March 7, 2006) (her death, 3 children)
- He regarded The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988) as his finest achievements. These expensive, lavish productions won him international acclaim. However, a generation of science fiction and horror fans also remembers his work in the supernatural genre, notably the TV series Dark Shadows (1966), the series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) and its pilot The Night Stalker (1972), Trilogy of Terror (1975) and Burnt Offerings (1976).
- Died 20 days after his wife Norma.
- His wife Norma passed away March 7, 2006, from heart disease. She was 75 years old. They had been married 54 years and had 3 daughters.
- He began his show business career as a salesman for NBC-TV in the 1950s and then went work for entertainment conglomerate MCA.
- Had three daughters with wife Norma: Cathy Curtis, Cathy Curtis, and the late Linda Curtis (deceased prior to her mother.).
- [in 1989, accepting his Emmy award for Best Miniseries for War and Remembrance (1988)] I'd like to thank ABC for ponying up the dough to pay for this.
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