Geller, Bruce, 1930-1978

LC control no.	no2003047551
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Geller, Bruce, 1930-1978 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1930-10-13
Death date	1978-05-21
Place of birth	New York (N.Y.)
Place of death	Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Profession or occupation	Authors Composers Lyricists Screenwriters Motion picture producers and directors Television producers and directors
Found in	Mission, impossible, c1996: container (Bruce Geller) Internet movie database, April 21, 2003 (Bruce Geller, b. Oct. 13, 1930, d. May 21, 1978) IMDb, March 15, 2018 (Bruce Geller (1930-1978); born October 13, 1930 in New York City, New York; died May 21, 1978 in Santa Barbara, California; author, composer, writer and songwriter, educated at Yale University (BA degree); he joined ASCAP in 1961, and wrote the off-Broadway stage scores for "Living the Life" and "All in Love;" his chief musical collaborator was Gene de Paul, and his popular-song compositions included "I Found Him" and "What Can It Be?"; the small plane he was piloting crashed in Buena Vista Canyon while on a pleasure trip from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara on Monday, May 21, 1978) Wikipedia, March 15, 2018 (Bruce Geller; Bruce Bernard Geller (October 13, 1930--May 21, 1978) was an American lyricist, screenwriter, director, and television producer; he pursued a career writing scripts for shows on the DuMont Television Network including Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop (1953) and others; he also wrote the book and lyrics for musical theatre productions including Livin' the Life (1957) and All in Love (1961); Geller left New York for Los Angeles, where he was employed writing scripts for episodes of several television series, including Zane Grey Theater, Have Gun, Will Travel, The Rebel, and The Rifleman; he also worked as the co-executive producer of the Rawhide series for the 1964-1965 television season; in 1966, Geller created, wrote, produced, and directed the television series Mission: Impossible, the accomplishment for which he is best remembered; Geller also wrote, produced, and directed for the popular Mannix TV series; in 1973, he made his only venture into feature films, producing and directing Harry in Your Pocket starring James Coburn and Walter Pidgeon)
Associated language	eng