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David Saxon(1927-2016)

  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Director
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David Saxon was born on 23 June 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for National Geographic Specials (1965), The Living Sands of Namib (1978) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He died on 5 July 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 23, 1927
DiedJuly 5, 2016(89)
BornJune 23, 1927
DiedJuly 5, 2016(89)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

National Geographic Specials (1965)
National Geographic Specials
8.5
TV Series
  • Editor
The Living Sands of Namib (1978)
The Living Sands of Namib
8.1
  • Editor
  • 1978
Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • Editor
  • 1971
Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
  • Editor

Credits

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Editor

  • Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II (1992)
    Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • The Astronomers (1991)
    The Astronomers
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Joanna Cassidy and Heather Fairfield in A Girl of the Limberlost (1990)
    A Girl of the Limberlost
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1990
  • Emily Schulman in Caddie Woodlawn (1989)
    Caddie Woodlawn
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • When We Were Young (1989)
    When We Were Young
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
    Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1987
  • Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves, Pat Morita, and Jill Schoelen in Babes in Toyland (1986)
    Babes in Toyland
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • supervising editor
    • 1986
  • North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986)
    North & South: Book 2, Love & War
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 1986
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1983–1985
  • Anthony Andrews, Christine Belford, and Deborah Raffin in Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
    Sparkling Cyanide
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward in The Thorn Birds (1983)
    The Thorn Birds
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Rodin, the Gates of Hell (1982)
    Rodin, the Gates of Hell
    8.1
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Baby Comes Home (1980)
    Baby Comes Home
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • Whatever Happened to Lori Jean Lloyd
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1980

Producer

  • Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II (1992)
    Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II
    8.0
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • producer
    • 1992–1994
  • Rodin, the Gates of Hell (1982)
    Rodin, the Gates of Hell
    8.1
    • producer
    • 1982
  • The Living Sands of Namib (1978)
    The Living Sands of Namib
    8.1
    • produced by
    • 1978
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • produced by: Wolper Productions
    • 1973–1976
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    Strange Creatures of the Night
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Untamed World (1967)
    Untamed World
    7.8
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1967–1969

Director

  • The Living Sands of Namib (1978)
    The Living Sands of Namib
    8.1
    • directed by
    • 1978
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by
    • 1971–1973
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    Strange Creatures of the Night
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 23, 1927
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 5, 2016
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Owns a patent for "Multivision" the first multiple image creation system for use with zoom lenses. It was used in the TV special "Movin' with Nancy", 1968

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