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Dan Curtis
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Overview
Born
August 12
,
1927
·
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died
March 27
,
2006
·
Brentwood, California, USA
(brain tumor)
Birth name
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss
Mini Bio
Dan Curtis was born on August 12, 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for
Burnt Offerings (1976)
,
Dark Shadows (1966)
and
War and Remembrance (1988)
. He was married to
Norma Mae Curtis
. He died on March 27, 2006 in Brentwood, California, USA.
Family
Spouse
Norma Mae Curtis
(June 22, 1952 - March 7, 2006) (her death, 3 children)
Trivia
He regarded
The Winds of War (1983)
and
War and Remembrance (1988)
as his finest achievements. These expensive, lavish productions won him international acclaim. However, a generation of science fiction and horror fans also remembers his work in the supernatural genre, notably the TV series
Dark Shadows (1966)
, the series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
and its pilot
The Night Stalker (1972)
,
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
and
Burnt Offerings (1976)
.
His wife Norma passed away March 7, 2006, from heart disease. She was 75 years old. They had been married 54 years and had 3 daughters.
Died 20 days after his wife Norma.
He began his show business career as a salesman for NBC-TV in the 1950s and then went work for entertainment conglomerate MCA.
Had three daughters with wife Norma: Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis and the late Linda Curtis (deceased prior to her mother.).
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[in 1989, accepting his Emmy award for Best Miniseries for
War and Remembrance (1988)
] I'd like to thank ABC for ponying up the dough to pay for this.
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