R. Daniel Curtis (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film, probably best known for the afternoon TV series Dark Shadows, which originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for the last thirty years. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966 to The year 1966 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1966. The year 1971 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1971. He also did the 1991 remake of Dark Shadows, but was cancelled due to low ratings. And was the executive producer, for Dark Shadows (2004) , for the The WB Television Network. In 2004 The WB Television Network, made a one hour pilot -remake of the 1966&ndash1971 series Dark Shadows. However was canceled before airing the pilot.
His series of macabre films include The Night Stalker (which inspired the series Kolchak: The Night Stalker), Intruders, The Night Strangler, House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, The Norliss Tapes (a 1973 pilot for an unproduced series starring Roy Thinnes), and others. Kolchak The Night Stalker is an American Television series that aired on ABC in 1974 Intruders is a four hour CBS miniseries dealing with the subject of alien abduction that was first broadcast in 1992 Kolchak The Night Stalker is an American Television series that aired on ABC in 1974 House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 Horror film by Dan Curtis. It is the sequel to House of Dark Shadows. Burnt Offerings is a 1976 horror film based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Robert Marasco. Trilogy of Terror (also known in the United States as Tales of Terror and Terror of the Doll) is a three part television horror He worked frequently with sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson. Richard Matheson (born February 20, 1926) is an American Author and Screenwriter, typically of fantasy, horror
His miniseries The Winds of War was nominated for four Emmy Awards. The Winds of War was best-selling novellist Herman Wouk 's second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny (1951
He also directed the War and Remembrance mini-series which was the continuation of The Winds of War. War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978 which is the sequel to The Winds of War. This mini-series was so long that it had to be broken up into two segments. Chapters 1-Vll and Vll the final chapter. The whole mini-series was 30 hours in all. This series received 15 Emmy Award nominations and won for best miniseries, special effects and single-camera production editing. The miniseries was nominated for Emmy Awards for best actor (John Gielgud), actress (Jane Seymour) and supporting actress (Polly Bergen).
He died of brain cancer on March 27, 2006, twenty days after the death of his wife Norma. He was 78.
The rights of Dark Shadows closed with his estate so another Dark Shadows movie could be made. Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966 to Warner Brothers is developing the movie. The new Dark Shadows movie is reported to star Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins. John Barnabas Collins is a Fictional character, one of the feature characters in the ABC Soap opera serial Dark Shadows, which aired from
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