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Ralph Levy(1919-2001)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Ralph Levy was born on 18 December 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Jack Benny Program (1950), The Alan Young Show (1950) and The Best of Jack Benny (1953). He was married to Miranda Speranza Masocco. He died on 15 October 2001 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
BornDecember 18, 1919
DiedOctober 15, 2001(81)
BornDecember 18, 1919
DiedOctober 15, 2001(81)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The Jack Benny Program
8.5
TV Series
  • Director
The Alan Young Show (1950)
The Alan Young Show
6.5
TV Series
  • Director
The Best of Jack Benny (1953)
The Best of Jack Benny
TV Series
  • Director
Shower of Stars (1954)
Shower of Stars
7.2
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • The Best of Jack Benny (1953)
    The Best of Jack Benny
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953–2024
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy: The Very First Show (1990)
    I Love Lucy: The Very First Show
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • original pilot
    • 1990
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1980
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Detective School (1979)
    Detective School
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Shirley MacLaine in Shirley's World (1971)
    Shirley's World
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • From a Bird's Eye View (1970)
    From a Bird's Eye View
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1971
  • The Survivors (1969)
    The Survivors
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Smiley Burnette, Frank Cady, Rufe Davis, Linda Henning, Gunilla Hutton, Meredith MacRae, Mike Minor, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, and Pat Woodell in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Petticoat Junction
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964–1969
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1968
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Richard Deacon and Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)
    The Pruitts of Southampton
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Doris Day, Rod Taylor, and Sergio Fantoni in Do Not Disturb (1965)
    Do Not Disturb
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1965
  • The Jack Benny Hour
    7.7
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1965

Producer

  • The Best of Jack Benny (1953)
    The Best of Jack Benny
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953–2024
  • The Survivors (1969)
    The Survivors
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • The Jack Benny Hour
    7.7
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Larry Blyden, Dawn Nickerson, Susan Silo, and Diahn Williams in Harry's Girls (1963)
    Harry's Girls
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1961)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961–1962
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1951–1961
  • The Jack Benny Hour
    7.8
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Jack Benny Hour
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Shower of Stars (1954)
    Shower of Stars
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1958
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Basil Rathbone and Fredric March in A Christmas Carol (1954)
    A Christmas Carol
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1954
  • General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
    8.4
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1954
  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • produced by
    • 1950–1953
  • The Dennis James Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Stars in the Eye (1952)
    Stars in the Eye
    7.5
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1952

Writer

  • Øivind Blunck and Nils Vogt in Kort Sagt (1972)
    Kort Sagt
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 18, 1919
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 15, 2001
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Miranda Speranza Masocco? - October 15, 2001 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Directed the pilot episode of I Love Lucy (1951). Ironically, he died on the same day that episode premiered on CBS fifty years before, October 15, 1951.

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