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William Milton Asher (August 8, 1921 – July 16, 2012) was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, he introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. In 1964, he began to direct episodes of Bewitched, which starred his wife Elizabeth Montgomery. He produced the series from the fourth season. He was nominated for an Emmy Award four times, winning once for directing Bewitched in 1966. He was also nominated for the DGA Award in 1951 for I Love Lucy. In 1951, he married actress Danny Sue Nolan, with whom he had two children; the couple divorced in 1961. He then married actress Elizabeth Montgomery in 1963, just before Bewitched began its run. They had three children and divorced in 1973. His third marriage was to actress Joyce Bulifant and it lasted from 1976 to 1993. He adopted her son, actor and director John Mallory Asher. This marriage also ended in divorce. In 1998, he married Meredith Coffin Asher, his fourth and final wife. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Asher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1921-08-08
- event Death Date 2012-07-16
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.3
- info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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The 27th Day
1957-01-07
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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965-07-14
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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965-07-14
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Beach Blanket Bingo
1965-04-14
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Beach Party
1963-08-07
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Beach Blanket Bingo
1965-04-14
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Muscle Beach Party
1964-03-25
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The Shadow on the Window
1957-03-06
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Bikini Beach
1964-07-22
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Bikini Beach
1964-07-22
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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981-11-20
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Johnny Cool
1963-10-02
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Fireball 500
1966-06-07
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Movers & Shakers
1985-05-03
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I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985-10-19
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Jan & Dean: On the Run
1966-08-01
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Jan & Dean: On the Run
1966-08-01
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Mobs, Inc.
1956-03-21
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Leather Gloves
1948-11-11
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Fireball 500
1966-06-07
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Return to Green Acres
1990-05-18
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Johnny Cool
1963-10-02
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I Hate Kids
2019-01-18
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Muscle Beach Party
1964-03-25
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A Christmas for Boomer
1979-12-06
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Movers & Shakers
1985-05-03
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Charley's Aunt
1983-02-06
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Pippi Longstocking
1961-01-08
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Mobs Incorporated
1956-03-21
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Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25
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Alice
1976-08-31
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The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02
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Crazy like a Fox
1984-12-30
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Temperatures Rising
1972-09-12
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Temperatures Rising
1972-09-12
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Harper Valley
1981-01-16
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Jungle Cubs
1996-10-05
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The Bad News Bears
1979-03-24
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Tabitha
1977-05-07
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The Paul Lynde Show
1972-09-13
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The Thin Man
1957-09-20
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Bewitched
1964-09-17
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Bewitched
1964-09-17
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General Electric Theater
1953-02-01
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The Patty Duke Show
1963-09-18
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Gidget
1965-09-15
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I Love Lucy
1951-10-15
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Racket Squad
1951-06-07
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958-01-12
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The Jane Wyman Show
1955-08-30
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Fibber McGee & Molly
1959-09-15
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Vacation Playhouse
1963-07-22
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Flatbush
1979-02-26
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Private Benjamin
1981-04-06
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The Danny Thomas Show
1953-09-29
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958-01-12
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Temperatures Rising
1972-09-12
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The Patty Duke Show
1963-09-18
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Kay O'Brien
1986-09-26
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Sally
1957-09-15