Mark Warren (TV director)

Mark Warren (September 24, 1938 –January 11, 1999) was an American television and film director. In 1971, became the first African American to win an Emmy Award for directing. He won for directing an episode of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In featuring Orson Welles.[1][3][4]

Mark Warren
Born
Mark Edward Warren III[1][2]

(1938-09-24)September 24, 1938[2]
Harrodsburg, Kentucky U.S.[2][3]
DiedJanuary 11, 1999(1999-01-11) (aged 60)[1][2][3]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1][3]
OccupationTelevision director
Years active1962–1999
SpouseBeryl Toomes (? –1999) (his death)
Websitemarkedwardwarrenofficialwebsite.com

Career

Warren's career began in the early 1960s at the Canadian Broadcasting Company, where he became a producer and director in charge of variety programming. By the late 1960s, he was working in American television. Besides Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In he directed episodes of several popular television series of 1970s and 1980s including: Sanford and Son, What's Happening!!, Barney Miller, and The Dukes of Hazard. He also directed the 1972 feature film, Come Back, Charleston Blue.[1][3]

Death

He died of cancer on January 11, 1999, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[1][3]

References
  1. "Mark Edward Warren III; TV, film director". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 17 January 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. "Mark Edward Warren III". Mark Edward Warren 1938-1999. Information Artistry. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. "Mark Warren, 60, TV and film director". New York Times. New York, New York. 25 January 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. "Mark Warren". Emmys. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2017.


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