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Bob Shanks(1932-2020)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Bob Shanks was born on 8 October 1932 in Sullivan, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Avant-Garde in Russia: 1910 to 1930 - New Perspectives (1981), The Great American Dream Machine (1971) and American Lifestyle (1972). He was married to Ann Zane Shanks. He died on 12 October 2020 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
BornOctober 8, 1932
DiedOctober 12, 2020(88)
BornOctober 8, 1932
DiedOctober 12, 2020(88)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

The Avant-Garde in Russia: 1910 to 1930 - New Perspectives
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1981
The Great American Dream Machine (1971)
The Great American Dream Machine
7.9
TV Series
  • Producer
American Lifestyle (1972)
American Lifestyle
5.8
TV Series
  • Producer
A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1984

Credits

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Producer

  • Drop-Out Mother (1988)
    Drop-Out Mother
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1988
  • CBS Mornings
    8.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • He's Fired, She's Hired (1984)
    He's Fired, She's Hired
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1984
  • A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 1 (1983)
    Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 1
    5.9
    Video
    • contributing producer
    • 1983
  • Drop-Out Father (1982)
    Drop-Out Father
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Small World
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1982
  • The Avant-Garde in Russia: 1910 to 1930 - New Perspectives
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Omnibus (1980)
    Omnibus
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
    20/20
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1978
  • Denmark: A Loving Embrace
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • American Lifestyle (1972)
    American Lifestyle
    5.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972
  • The Great American Dream Machine (1971)
    The Great American Dream Machine
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971–1972
  • Candid Camera (1960)
    Candid Camera
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962–1963
  • Play Your Hunch
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1963

Writer

  • American Lifestyle
    • Writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Without Walls (1990)
    Without Walls
    5.0
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • 1996
  • Drop-Out Mother (1988)
    Drop-Out Mother
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1988
  • He's Fired, She's Hired (1984)
    He's Fired, She's Hired
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Drop-Out Father (1982)
    Drop-Out Father
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Small World
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • The Avant-Garde in Russia: 1910 to 1930 - New Perspectives
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • American Lifestyle (1972)
    American Lifestyle
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1972–1976
  • The Great American Dream Machine (1971)
    The Great American Dream Machine
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer (segment "Reality")
    • 1972

Director

  • American Lifestyle (1972)
    American Lifestyle
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • The Great American Dream Machine (1971)
    The Great American Dream Machine
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director
    • 1971–1972

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 8, 1932
    • Sullivan, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 12, 2020
    • Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Ann Zane ShanksSeptember 25, 1959 - May 11, 2015 (her death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • John Shanks
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Father of John Shanks.

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