Robert Allan Ackerman (June 30, 1944 – January 10, 2022) was an American film and theatre director. He directed numerous films since 1992.
Robert Allan Ackerman | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 30, 1944 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2022 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film, theatre director |
Ackerman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1944, and moved to Kew Gardens, Queens, when he was five.[1] He died from kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, on January 10, 2022, at the age of 77.[2]
Work
editAfter graduating from Adelphi University, he worked for seven years in Harlem as a school teacher.[3]
Ackerman directed Richard Gere in the Broadway production of Bent[1] and Al Pacino in Salome.[3]
Ackerman had five Emmy nominations[3] and twice for the Golden Globes.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 Stevenson, James (July 7, 1980). "A Moment". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Greg (January 13, 2022). "Robert Allan Ackerman Dies: Prolific Director Of Judy Garland Miniseries, Broadway's Bent Was 77". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- 1 2 3 Barnes, Mike (January 13, 2022). "Robert Allan Ackerman, Acclaimed Director for Stage and Television, Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ Saperstein, Pat. "Robert Allan Ackerman, Prolific Theater and Television Director, Dies at 77". Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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