Robert S Finkel was an American producer and director.
19 Facts About Bob Finkel
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Bob Finkel produced multiple broadcasts of the People's Choice Awards, the Oscars and the Emmy Awards.
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Bob Finkel produced the televised comeback concert for singer Elvis Presley in 1968, the highest rated television show for the week of broadcast, and the highest rated television special of the year.
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Robert S Finkel was born on March 25,1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only son of William and Esther Finkel.
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Bob Finkel's father owned several nickelodeon movie theaters in and around Philadelphia.
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Bob Finkel graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.
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Bob Finkel enlisted and served in the Army Signal Corps during World War II.
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Bob Finkel was awarded a Citation Medal by the Chinese Government for his services during the war.
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Bob Finkel began his professional career in show business as the director of an episode of ABC's Mysteries of Chinatown in 1950.
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Bob Finkel stepped into the producer's role in 1959 on NBC's The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, a series he continued to produce and direct for the next several years.
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Outside of his career as a director and producer, Bob Finkel served as president of the Producers Guild of America from 1969 to 1971.
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Bob Finkel served on staff at the universities of UCLA and USC.
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Bob Finkel taught seminars for the American Film Institute during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Bob Finkel was married once and had two daughters; Terry Lee Baldwin and Pamela Ann Lavaf.
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Bob Finkel's grandson, Drew Baldwin, is a member of the Producers Guild.
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Bob Finkel died on April 30,2012, in his Beverly Hills, California, home due to age-related illnesses.
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Bob Finkel was preceded in death by his wife Jane Finkel and daughter Pamela Lavaf.
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Bob Finkel has received several honors and awards in his life which include being the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Andy Williams Show and the recipient of the Charles FitzSimons Lifetime Membership Award from the Producers Guild of America which he received in 1994.
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Bob Finkel was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1965 for The Andy Williams Show.