Paul Wendkos

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 2009; Malibu, California) was an American television and film director. Following wartime service in the US Navy and attending Columbia University on the GI Bill Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953. Wendkos's first feature film was The Burglar . Wendkos's fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn who not only wished to distribute the film, but put Wendkos on a contract. A variety of films followed for Columbia beginning with the hard-hitting crime drama The Case Against Brooklyn, two suspenseful war dramas Tarawa Beachhead and Battle of the Coral Sea, the youth-oriented Gidget and two sequels Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Gidget Goes to Rome as well as Because They're Young. Wendkos also directed many episodes of Playhouse 90, Alcoa Theatre, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Route 66, The Rifleman, Mr. Novak, Honey West, The Big Valley, I Spy, The Invaders and Hawaii Five-O. With I Spy, Wendkos filmed several interesting episodes but was deemed too "arty" by the producers and let go. In 1968 Wendkos signed a five picture contract with Mirisch Productions beginning with the war films Attack on the Iron Coast and Hell Boats followed by Westerns set in Mexico but filmed in SpainGuns of the Magnificent Seven and Cannon for Cordoba. He also made the first feature film for Quinn Martin, The Mephisto Waltz. From 1970 until his retirement in 1999, Wendkos specialized in made-for-television movies. One of these was The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988), based on a TWA hijacking in 1985, picked up five Emmy nominations, including one for Wendkos. Wendkos was cited by film critic Andrew Sarris in his book The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968. He is also cited, along with many other directors, in The American Vein: Directors and Directions in Television by Christopher Wicking and Tise Vahimagi, Talisman Books (England), 1979, and E.P. Dutton (United States), 1979; Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 79-52675. Wendkos married Ruth Bernat on March 1, 1953 and had one son, Jordan Elkan Wendkos. Ruth died in June, 1978. Wendkos married Lin Bolen, Former NBC VP & Producer in 1983 and they lived together happily in Malibu, California until his death. He is survived by his son, Jordan, granddaughter, Justine Wendkos, and his wife Lin Bolen Wendkos. Wendkos was ill for several years following a stroke. He died on November 12, 2009 in Malibu, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Wendkos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1925-09-20
  • event Death Date 2009-11-12
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 5.1
  • info Birth Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Burglar

1957-06-01

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The Burglar

1957-06-01

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Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969-07-14

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The Mephisto Waltz

1971-04-09

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Gidget Goes Hawaiian

1961-06-02

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Gidget

1959-04-09

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Gidget Goes to Rome

1963-08-07

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The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970-09-17

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The Case Against Brooklyn

1958-06-01

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Face of a Fugitive

1959-05-01

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Battle of the Coral Sea

1959-11-01

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Good Against Evil

1977-05-22

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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

1983-02-27

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Stalk the Wild Child

1976-11-03

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Honor Thy Father

1973-03-01

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Cannon for Cordoba

1970-10-01

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Attack on the Iron Coast

1968-06-05

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Special Delivery

1976-07-16

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The Bad Seed

1985-02-07

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Because They're Young

1960-04-01

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Angel Baby

1961-05-14

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Haunts of the Very Rich

1972-09-20

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The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975-02-10

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Message from Nam

1993-10-17

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Six Against the Rock

1987-05-18

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The Death of Richie

1977-01-10

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Tarawa Beachhead

1958-11-02

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The Chase

1991-02-10

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Act of Violence

1979-11-10

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The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

1988-01-01

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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988-11-05

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Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

1986-11-02

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A Little Game

1971-10-31

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Intimate Agony

1983-03-21

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A Match Made in Heaven

1997-04-27

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Fear No Evil

1969-03-03

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The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980-03-25

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The Strangers in 7A

1972-11-24

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Right to Die

1987-08-12

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The Delphi Bureau

1972-03-06

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Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll

1961-12-01

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The Chase

1991-02-10

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Johnny Tiger

1966-06-15

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A Death of Innocence

1971-11-26

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The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

1979-03-04

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From the Dead of Night

1989-02-27

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Picking Up the Pieces

1985-10-22

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The Execution

1985-01-14

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Death Among Friends

1975-05-20

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Nobody Lives Forever

1998-03-26

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Hell Boats

1970-03-20

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Terror on the Beach

1973-09-18

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A Cry for Love

1980-10-20

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The Awakening of Candra

1983-12-16

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Secrets

1977-02-20

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Different

1999-01-01

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

1991-09-22

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Bitter Heritage

1958-08-07

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White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

1991-05-05

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The Cops Are Robbers

1990-12-09

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Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

1993-03-01

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The Five of Me

1981-05-12

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Footsteps

1972-10-03

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The Woman I Love

1972-09-09

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Travis Logan, D.A.

1971-03-11

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Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

1987-01-17

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Scorned and Swindled

1984-10-09

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Betrayal

1978-11-13

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The Family Rico

1972-09-13

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The Underground Man

1974-05-06

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A Tattered Web

1971-09-24

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Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

1987-01-18

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Trial: The Price of Passion

1992-05-03

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A Wing and a Prayer

1998-04-22

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Cocoon

1968-09-20

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Golden Gate

1981-09-25

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Farrell: For the People

1982-10-18

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79 Park Avenue

1977-10-16

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Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

1986-11-02

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Blind Faith

1990-02-11

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Celebrity

1984-02-12

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A Woman Called Moses

1978-12-11

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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988-11-06

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The Invaders

1967-01-10

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Cross of Fire

1989-11-05

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79 Park Avenue

1977-10-16

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Hawkins

1973-03-13

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Honey West

1965-09-17

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The Eleventh Hour

1962-10-03

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Law of the Plainsman

1959-10-01

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Behind Closed Doors

1958-10-02

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Blind Faith

1990-02-11