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Yanna Kroyt Brandt(1933-2008)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Yanna Kroyt Brandt was born on 6 September 1933. She was a producer and writer, known for FYI: For Your Information (1980), The Nutcracker (1977) and Great Performances (1971). She was married to Nathan H. Brandt. She died on 6 June 2008 in Hawthorne, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 6, 1933
DiedJune 6, 2008(74)
BornSeptember 6, 1933
DiedJune 6, 2008(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

FYI: For Your Information
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1980
The Nutcracker (1977)
The Nutcracker
8.2
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1977
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Producer
High Feather (1980)
High Feather
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer



  • Everyone's Depressed
    6.0
    Short
    • co-producer
    • 2005
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • line producer
    • 2002
  • The Crucible of the Millennium
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • producer (as Yanna Kroyt-Brandt)
    • 1993
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Creole Giselle (1987)
    Creole Giselle
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1987
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984–1985
  • A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)
    A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1982
  • FYI: For Your Information
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980
  • High Feather (1980)
    High Feather
    8.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • The Nutcracker (1977)
    The Nutcracker
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Vegetable Soup
    8.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Lorraine Hansberry in Playwright at Work (1961)
    Playwright at Work
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1961

Writer



  • The Crucible of the Millennium
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • 2001
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Creole Giselle (1987)
    Creole Giselle
    TV Movie
    • narration
    • 1987
  • Concerto at Work
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Yanna Kroyt-Brandt)
    • 1985
  • FYI: For Your Information
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • High Feather (1980)
    High Feather
    8.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1980
  • The Nutcracker (1977)
    The Nutcracker
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • narration
    • 1977
  • New York Illustrated
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968

Director



  • Everyone's Depressed
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Concerto at Work
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Yanna Kroyt-Brandt)
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Yanna Kroyt-Brandt
  • Born
    • September 6, 1933
  • Died
    • June 6, 2008
    • Hawthorne, New York, USA(auto accident)
  • Spouse
    • Nathan H. Brandt1955 - June 6, 2008 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Directed the Off-Broadway play "The Mystery of Anna O".

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Winner of nine Emmys, mostly for educational programming presented in the daytime.

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