Charles S. Dubin

American film and television director

Charles S. Dubin

Born| February 1, 1919

New York, New York, U.S.

Died| September 5, 2011(2011-09-05) (aged 92)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation| Director
Years active| 1951–1991

Charles Samuel Dubin (February 1, 1919 – September 5, 2011) was an American film and television director.

From the early 1950s to 1991, Dubin worked in television, directing episodes of Tales of Tomorrow, Omnibus, The Defenders, The Big Valley, The Virginian, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Matlock, The Rockford Files, Kojak , Murder, She Wrote and among other notable series. His other highest-profile work included the 1965 television version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, starring Lesley Ann Warren.[1]

## Life and career[edit]

Dubin was born Charles Samuel Dubronevski[2] in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, to a Russian Jewish family.[3][4] He attended Samuel J. Tilden High School, and first became interested in the arts by wanting to pursue a career as an opera singer. After graduating from high school, he attended Brooklyn College, studying drama, and acted in a number of stage productions, before graduating in 1941.[5] He then attended Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan studying stage managing and directing. He continued to act and sing in stage productions working as an understudy.[5]

In 1950, he was hired by ABC, as an associate director and, within a few months, was soon promoted to head director, later going on to direct a number of notable series spanning 30 years. In 1958, Dubin was named in the Hollywood blacklist. He refused to testify and he was never cited for contempt, but was fired by NBC.[5]

He directed more episodes of the highly popular 1970s television comedy M*A*S*H than anyone else.[6]

Dubin retired in 1991 at the age of 70, after 39 years in television and 48 years in entertainment. His last television directing credit was the series Father Dowling Mysteries starring Tom Bosley.[5]

## Marriage[edit]

He was married to Daphne Elliott, with whom he had two children. They divorced in 1975. Later he married author and filmmaker Mary Lou Chayes,[7][5]

## Death[edit]

On September 5, 2011, Dubin died of natural causes, he was 92 years old.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Paley Center for Media, the: Paleyfest Rewind: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: 45th Anniversary Celebration (Public Short Version)".
2. ^ Martin, Douglas (September 9, 2011). "Charles Dubin, Television Director, Is Dead at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
3. ^ Charles S. Dubin interview, Archive of American Television
4. ^ Ivrey, Benjamin (December 2, 2011). "TV Director Charles Dubin's Sweet Revenge". Jewish Daily Forward. "Born in 1919 on Hart street "in the slums of Williamsburg, Brooklyn" to a Russian Jewish family, as Dubin proudly told a 2003 interviewer"
5. ^ a b c d e Charles S. Dubin Movies & TV, The New York Times
6. ^ "Charles Dubin". The Daily Telegraph. London. September 7, 2011.
7. ^ Chayes, Mary Lou. "In Our Quiet Village". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
8. ^ TV director Charles Dubin dies, Variety.com

## External links[edit]

* Charles S. Dubin at IMDb
* Charles S. Dubin interview, Archive of American Television

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series

1971–2000|

* Daniel Petrie for "Hands of Love" (1971)
* Robert Butler for "Dust Bowl Cousins" (1972)
* Charles S. Dubin for "Knockover" (1973)
* David Friedkin for "Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die" (1974)
* James Cellan Jones for Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1975)
* Glenn Jordan for "Rites of Friendship" (1976)
* John Erman for "Second Hour" (1977)
* Gene Reynolds for "Prisoner" (1978)
* Roger Young for "Cop" (1979)
* Roger Young for "Lou" (1980)
* Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station" (1981)
* David Anspaugh for "Personal Foul" (1982)
* Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983)
* Thomas Carter for "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall" (1984)
* Will Mackenzie for "My Fair David" (1985)
* Will Mackenzie for "Atomic Shakespeare" (1986)
* Marshall Herskovitz for "Pilot" (thirtysomething) (1987)
* Marshall Herskovitz for "Therapy" (1988)
* Eric Laneuville for "I'm in the Nude" (1989)
* Michael Zinberg for "Vietnam" (1990)
* Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1991)
* Rob Thompson for "Cicely" (1992)
* Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (NYPD Blue) (1993)
* Charles Haid for "Into That Good Night" (1994)
* Christopher Chulack for "Hell and High Water" (1995)
* Christopher Chulack for "Fear of Flying" (1996)
* Barbara Kopple for "The Documentary" (1997)
* Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1998)
* David Chase for "The Sopranos" (1999)
* Thomas Schlamme for "Noël" (2000)

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* Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2001)
* John Patterson for "Whitecaps" (2002)
* Chris Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003)
* Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004)
* Michael Apted for "The Stolen Eagle" (2005)
* Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006)
* Alan Taylor for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2007)
* Daniel Attias for "Transitions" (2008)
* Lesli Linka Glatter for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" (2009)
* Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)
* Patty Jenkins for "Pilot" (The Killing) (2011)
* Rian Johnson for "Fifty-One" (2012)
* Vince Gilligan for "Felina" (2013)
* Lesli Linka Glatter for "From A to B and Back Again" (2014)
* David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015)
* Miguel Sapochnik for "Battle of the Bastards" (2016)
* Reed Morano for "Offred" (2017)
* Adam McKay for "Celebration" (2018)
* Nicole Kassell for "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" (2019)
* Lesli Linka Glatter for "Prisoners of War" (2020)
* Mark Mylod for "All the Bells Say" (2021)
* Sam Levinson for "Stand Still Like the Hummingbird" (2022)

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