Jimmy Hirschfeld
American television director and producer
About Jimmy Hirschfeld
Born 1929. Jimmy Hirschfeld is a television producer and television director.
Jimmy Hirschfeld (born January 9, 1929) is an American television director and producer known for his work on Captain Kangaroo and Picture Pages.
Biography In 1951, Hirschfeld took a job as a stagehand with WCAU-TV under Bill Bode where he eventually worked his way up Assistant Director. In 1954, he became a staff director (under John Facenda) and then producer and director for the "Shock Theater" which starred John Zacherle. His wife died in 1998.
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American television director and producer
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Jimmy Hirschfeld was born on 9 January 1929.
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