Merrill Brockway
American television producer
About Merrill Brockway
Lived 1923 – 2013 (aged 90). Merrill Brockway was a director, television director and television producer, known for Camera Three.
Merrill La Monte Brockway (February 28, 1923 – May 2, 2013) was an American television producer known for producing the PBS television series Dance in America.
Biography Brockway was born on February 28, 1923, in New Carlisle, Indiana. He became interested in dance after a Columbia classmate took him to see Martha Graham. Having graduated from Columbia, he worked as an accompanist for singers, including the soprano Patricia Neway. He also won two awards for directorial achievement from the Directors Guild of America.
In the 1990s, Brockway produced independent TV projects as well as the 1993 film version of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker. He retired to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1993.
Brockway died on May 2, 2013, in Santa Fe. His archives are stored at National Dance Institute New Mexico.
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Who was Merrill Brockway?
American television producer
When was Merrill Brockway born?
Merrill Brockway was born on 28 February 1923 in New Castle.
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Merrill Brockway died on 2 May 2013 in Santa Fe.
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Merrill Brockway was a director, television director and television producer.
What was Merrill Brockway known for?
Merrill Brockway was known for Camera Three.
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