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S. Lee Pogostin(1927-2014)

  • Writer
  • Director
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S. Lee Pogostin was born on 8 March 1927 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963), Hard Contract (1969) and Golden Needles (1974). He was married to Buday, Betty. He died on 7 March 2014 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 8, 1927
DiedMarch 7, 2014(86)
BornMarch 8, 1927
DiedMarch 7, 2014(86)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
James Coburn and Lee Remick in Hard Contract (1969)
Hard Contract
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1969
Joe Don Baker, Jim Kelly, Burgess Meredith, and Ann Sothern in Golden Needles (1974)
Golden Needles
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1974
Campbell Playhouse (1952)
Campbell Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Robert Morley, and Jack Weston in High Road to China (1983)
    High Road to China
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • When Hell Was in Session (1979)
    When Hell Was in Session
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (as Jake Justiz)
    • 1979
  • The UFO Incident (1975)
    The UFO Incident
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • Writer (as Jake Justiz)
    • 1975
  • Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)
    Nightmare Honeymoon
    4.4
    • screenplay by
    • 1974
  • Joe Don Baker, Jim Kelly, Burgess Meredith, and Ann Sothern in Golden Needles (1974)
    Golden Needles
    5.2
    • written by
    • 1974
  • James Coburn and Lee Remick in Hard Contract (1969)
    Hard Contract
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1967
  • Stella Stevens, Richard Conte, Chuck Connors, Alex Cord, Eartha Kitt, and Edmond O'Brien in Get Off My Back (1965)
    Get Off My Back
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1965
  • Richard Crenna and Maxine Stuart in Slattery's People (1964)
    Slattery's People
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)
    The Dick Powell Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962–1963
  • Sidney Poitier and Bobby Darin in Pressure Point (1962)
    Pressure Point
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)
    The Law and Mr. Jones
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • Peter Mark Richman in Cain's Hundred (1961)
    Cain's Hundred
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Focus
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1962
  • William Shatner in The Robert Herridge Theater (1960)
    The Robert Herridge Theater
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1960–1961

Director

  • James Coburn and Lee Remick in Hard Contract (1969)
    Hard Contract
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jake Justiz
  • Born
    • March 8, 1927
    • Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • March 7, 2014
    • Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Buday, Betty(his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of fifteen, having lied about his age.

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