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Jac Venza(1926-2024)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Art Department
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Jac Venza was born on 23 December 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for Great Performances (1971), Great Performances: Dance in America (1976) and NET Playhouse (1964). He was married to Daniel D. Routhier. He died on 28 May 2024 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1926
DiedMay 28, 2024(97)
BornDecember 23, 1926
DiedMay 28, 2024(97)
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  • Won 11 Primetime Emmys
    • 14 wins & 47 nominations total

Known for

Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Two by Dove (1995)
Great Performances: Dance in America
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
NET Playhouse (1964)
NET Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer
American Masters (1985)
American Masters
8.2
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer: Great Performances
    • executive producer
    • executive producer: Thirteen / WNET ...
    • 1971–2005
  • Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
    Broadway: The American Musical
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer: WNET
    • 1976–2004
  • La danse et Degas
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Stage on Screen: The Topdog Diaries
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Stage on Screen
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000–2002
  • Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker (1959)
    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore
    8.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • José Cura and Eteri Gvazava in La Traviata (2000)
    La Traviata
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Can't Stop Now (1999)
    Can't Stop Now
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • Jackie: Behind the Myth (1999)
    Jackie: Behind the Myth
    8.3
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • Donald Sturrock in The Art of Piano (1999)
    The Art of Piano
    8.3
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999)
    The 53rd Annual Tony Awards
    8.0
    TV Special
    • executive producer: PBS segment
    • 1999
  • Itzhak Perlman: Fiddling for the Future
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1999

Additional Crew

  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • director of cultural and arts programs
    • director of cultural and arts program
    • executive ...
    • 1990–2004

Art Department

  • Arthur Godfrey and the Sounds of New York
    TV Special
    • settings
    • 1963
  • Deane Kincaide in Glenn Miller Time (1961)
    Glenn Miller Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • settings designer
    • 1961
  • CBS Mornings (1954)
    CBS Mornings
    4.7
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 1954
  • The Paul Tripp Party
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 1954
  • Mr. I. Magination (1949)
    Mr. I. Magination
    6.9
    TV Series
    • settings
    • 1952
  • The Vaughn Monroe Show
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 23, 1926
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 28, 2024
    • Lyme, Connecticut, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Daniel D. Routhier? - May 28, 2024 (his death)

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    Father was a shoemaker.

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