Person
Gene Saks
Directing · 1921–2015 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Saks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Law & Order
Carl Samuel
Deconstructing Harry
Harry's Father
Mame
Director
Playwrights '56
1955
Barefoot in the Park
Director
The One and Only
Sidney Seltzer
The Odd Couple
Director
A Thousand Clowns
Leo
Nobody's Fool
Wirf Wirfley
The Goodbye People
Marcus Soloway
Filmography
- 2012BarrymoreExecutive Producer
- 1997Deconstructing HarryHarry's Father
- 1995Bye Bye BirdieDirector
- 1994I.Q.Boris Podolsky
- 1994Nobody's FoolWirf Wirfley
- 1991A Fine RomanceDirector
- 1991The Good Policeman
- 1990Law & OrderCarl Samuel
- 1988FunnySelf
- 1986Brighton Beach MemoirsDirector
- 1984The Goodbye PeopleMarcus Soloway
- 1983LovesickMr. Houseman, Frantic Patient
- 1978The One and OnlySidney Seltzer
- 1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueHarry Edison
- 1974MameDirector
- 1972Last of the Red Hot LoversDirector
- 1969Cactus FlowerDirector
- 1968The Odd CoupleDirector
- 1967Barefoot in the ParkDirector
- 1965A Thousand ClownsLeo
- 1960The DybbukMikoel
- 1958Three Plays by Tennessee WilliamsBob Harper (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")
- 1955Playwrights '56
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