1923-04-04 ( 102 years old ) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Gene Reynolds (born Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal, April 4, 1923 - February 3, 2020) was an American actor, television writer, director, and producer. He was one of the producers of the TV series M*A*S*H.
Reynolds made his screen debut in the 1934 Our Gang short Washee Ironee, and for the next three decades made numerous appearances in films such as In Old Chicago (1937), Captains Courageous (1937), Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), Boys Town (1938), They Shall Have Music (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), Adventure in Washington (1941), Eagle Squadron (1942) and The Country Girl (1954), and on television series like I Love Lucy, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Whirlybirds, and Hallmark Hall of Fame. He was contracted to MGM between 1937 and 1940. He was in the U.S. Army during World War II.
In 1957, Reynolds joined forces with Frank Gruber and James Brooks to create Tales of Wells Fargo for NBC. During the program's five-year run he wrote and directed numerous episodes. Additional directing credits include multiple episodes of Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, The Farmer's Daughter, My Three Sons, F Troop, Hogan's Heroes, Room 222, and Many Happy Returns.
As a writer, director, and producer, Reynolds was involved with two highly successful CBS series in the 1970s and early 1980s. Between 1972 and 1983, he produced 120 episodes of M*A*S*H, which he co-created with Larry Gelbart, and for which he also wrote 11 episodes and directed 24. During that same period, he produced 22 episodes of Lou Grant, for which he wrote (or co-wrote) five episodes and directed 11.
Reynolds has been nominated for twenty-four Emmy Awards and won six times, including Outstanding Comedy Series for M*A*S*H and Outstanding Drama Series twice for Lou Grant, which also earned him a Humanitas Prize. He won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direction of a Comedy Series twice for his work on M*A*S*H and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direction of a Drama Series once for his work on Lou Grant.
Reynolds was elected President of the Directors Guild of America in 1993, a post he held for four years until 1997.
He died on February 3, 2020 at age 96.
Movies
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
2024-01-01
The Real M*A*S*H
2010-09-01
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009-09-22
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002-05-17
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991-11-25
Diane
1956-01-12
The Country Girl
1954-12-15
Down Three Dark Streets
1954-09-03
99 River Street
1953-08-21
Slattery's Hurricane
1949-08-11
The Big Cat
1949-04-01
Jungle Patrol
1948-11-01
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942-10-02
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942-06-30
Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942-05-01
Adventure in Washington
1941-05-29
The Penalty
1941-03-13
The Penalty
1941-03-13
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941-02-21
Santa Fe Trail
1940-12-20
Gallant Sons
1940-11-15
The Mortal Storm
1940-06-20
Edison, the Man
1940-05-10
The Blue Bird
1940-01-15
Bad Little Angel
1939-10-27
They Shall Have Music
1939-08-18
The Flying Irishman
1939-04-07
The Spirit of Culver
1939-03-10
Boys Town
1938-09-08
The Crowd Roars
1938-08-06
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938-07-22
In Old Chicago
1938-04-15
Of Human Hearts
1938-02-11
Madame X
1937-10-01
The Californian
1937-07-18
Captains Courageous
1937-06-25
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936-10-04
Sins of Man
1936-06-19
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935-12-10
Babes in Toyland
1934-12-14
Washee Ironee
1934-11-13
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