Stevens, George, Jr. 1932-

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Stevens, George, Jr. 1932-

PERSONAL

Full name, George Cooper Stevens, Jr.; born April 3, 1932, in Los Angeles, CA; son of George Cooper (a film director) and Yvonne (maiden name, Shevlin) Stevens; married Elizabeth Guest, July 5, 1965; children: Michael Murrow (a producer and director), David Averell; stepchildren: Caroline. Education: Occidental College, B.A., English and speech, 1953.

Addresses:

Office—Stevens Company, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 590, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Agent—Cunningham/Escott/Slevin & Doherty Talent Agency, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career:

Writer, producer, director, and motion picture and television executive. Motion Picture and Television Service, United States Information Agency (USIA), director, 1962-67, responsible for production and overseas distribution of films and for coordinating special film matters for the U.S. government; American Film Institute, founding director, 1967-79, co-chairman of the board and life trustee, 1981; Stevens Company, Los Angeles, CA, writer and producer. Project Hope, chairman of Southern California Committee, 1960; chairman of U.S. delegations to various film festivals, beginning 1962; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., planning committee member, 1964-1966; National Endowment for the Arts, advisory committee member, 1966. Military service: U.S. Air Force, 1954-56.

Member:

Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Century Association (New York).

Awards, Honors:

Academy Award nomination, best picture, 1960, for The Diary of Anne Frank; Arthur S. Flemming Award as one of ten outstanding young men in the federal government, 1963; Academy Award nomination, best documentary—short subjects, 1964, for The Five Cities of June; selected by the National Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of ten outstanding young men in the U.S., 1964; International Film Importers and Distributors Award, best documentary, and National Board of Review's selection for one the ten best films of the year, both 1966, for John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums; Emmy Award, outstanding program and individual achievement, 1974, for The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney; Emmy Award nomination (with Paul Keyes), special classification of outstanding program and individual achievement, 1975, for The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles; Emmy Award nomination (with Paul Keyes), special classification of outstanding program and individual achievement, 1976, for The American Film Institute Salute to William Wyler; a special award from the Berlin International Film Festival, 1976, for America at the Movies, which also garnered a special jury award at the Virgin Islands International Film Festival, an award of merit from the National Association of Theatre Owners, and an award from the New School for Social Research; Emmy Award nomination, special classification of outstanding program achievement, 1977, for The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis; Emmy Award nomination, special classification of outstanding program achievement, 1978, for The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding program achievement—special events, 1980, and Silver Medal, International Film and Television Festival of New York, 1980, both for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Emmy Award nomination (with Nick Vanoff), special classification of outstanding program achievement, 1980, for The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding writing in a variety, music or comedy program (with Joseph McBride), and outstanding variety, music or comedy program, 1981, both for The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire; Motion Picture Hall of Fame Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution to Motion Pictures, 1981; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding variety, music or comedy program, 1982, for The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra; Emmy Award nomination (with Nick Vanoff), outstanding variety, music or comedy program, 1983, for The Kennedy Center Honors; Emmy Award (with Nick Vanoff), outstanding variety, music or comedy program, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding writing in a variety or music program, 1984, all for The Kennedy Center Honors; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding writing in a variety or music program (with Joseph McBride) and outstanding variety, music or comedy program, 1984, both The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish; Emmy Award, best variety, musical or comedy program, 1984, for The Kennedy Center Honors; Emmy Award nomination (with Jeffrey Lane), outstanding writing in a variety or music program, 1985, for The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly; Distinguished Achievement Award, International Documentary Association, 1985, National Board of Review Award, 1986, Writers Guild of America Award (television), documentary—other than current events, 1989, all for George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding writing in a variety or music program (with Jeffrey Lane) and outstanding variety, music or comedy program, 1986, both for The American Film Institute to Billy Wilder; Emmy Award (with Nick Vanoff), outstanding variety, music or comedy program, 1986, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Emmy Award, outstanding miniseries, 1988, for The Murder of Mary Phagan; Emmy Award (with Nick Vanoff), outstanding special events, 1989, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Emmy Award (with Jeffrey Lane), outstanding special events, 1989, for The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck; Emmy Award (with Stan Margulies), outstanding drama/comedy special and miniseries, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding writing in a miniseries or a special, 1991, both for Separate But Equal; Emmy Award nomination (with Nick Vanoff), outstanding variety, music or comedy program, 1991, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Paul Selvin Honorary Award, 1992; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement—infomercial programming, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding informational special, 1994, both for George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin; Emmy Award (with Don Mischer), outstanding variety, music or comedy special, 1994, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Emmy Award nomination (with Michael Stevens), outstanding variety, music or comedy special, 1995, Writers Guild of America Award (television) nomination (with Robert Shrum), variety—musical, award, tribute, special event, 1996, both for The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg; Writers Guild of America Award (television) nomination (with others), comedy/variety—music, awards, tribute—special event, 1997, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Writers Guild of America TV Award nomina- tion (with Robert Shrum and Chris Henchy), for comedy and variety specials of any length, 1999, for The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise; Writers Guild of America TV Award (with Robert Shrum and Sara Lukinson), for comedy and variety specials of any length, 2000, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Writers Guild of America Award (television) (with others), comedy/ variety—music, awards, tributes—specials—any length, 2002, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Writers Guild of America Award (television) (with others), comedy/variety—music, awards, tributes—specials, 2003, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Writers Guild of America Award (television) nomination (with others), comedy/variety—music, awards, tributes—specials, 2004, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Writers Guild of America Award (television) (with Sara Lukinson), comedy/variety—music, awards, tributes—specials, 2005, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Writers Guild of America Award (television) (with Sara Lukinson), comedy/variety—music, awards, tributes—specials, 2006, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Production assistant, Dragnet, NBC, 1952.

Production assistant, Pete Kelly's Blues, NBC, 1959.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Producer, The Murder of Mary Phagan, NBC, 1988.

Director and executive producer, Separate but Equal, ABC, 1991.

Television Work; Specials:

Director, People, 1957.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford, CBS, 1973.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney, CBS, 1974.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles, CBS, 1975.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to William Wyler (also known as 4th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to William Wyler), CBS, 1976.

Executive producer and supervising producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis, CBS, 1977.

Producer, The Stars Salute America's Greatest Movies, CBS, 1977.

Producer and executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda, CBS, 1978.

Coproducer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1978.

Producer, America Entertains Vice Premier Deng, PBS, 1979.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock, CBS, 1979.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1979.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart, CBS, 1980.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1980.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, CBS, 1981.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1981.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1982.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1982.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1983.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1983.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, CBS, 1984.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1984.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1984.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (also known as The Best of Gene Kelly), CBS, 1985.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1985.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1985.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, NBC, 1986.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1986.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck, ABC, 1987.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1987.

Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1987.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1988.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988.

Assistance, Cary Grant: A Celebration, ABC, 1988.

Producer and executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck, 1989.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1989.

Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1989.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1990.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1990.

Producer, The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, ABC, 1990.

Producer, The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas, CBS, 1991.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1991.

Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1991.

Executive producer, AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier, NBC, 1992.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1992.

Producer and executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1992.

Producer and executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993.

Producer, The Great Ones: The National Sports Awards, NBC, 1993.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1993.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1993.

Producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994.

Producer, George Stevens: From D-Day to Berlin, Disney Channel, 1994.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1994.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1994.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1995.

Executive producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1995.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also known as The 23rd American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Steven Spielberg), NBC, 1995.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, ABC, 1996.

Executive producer, Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1996.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1997.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1997.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997.

Executive producer, The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, NBC, 1998.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1998.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1998.

Executive producer, America's Millennium, CBS, 1999.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1999.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1999.

Executive producer, Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments, UPN, 1999.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2001.

Executive producer, Christmas in Washington, TNT, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2002.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2003.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2004.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2005.

Producer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2006.

Television Director; Episodic:

"The Little Man Who Was There," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1960.

"Coming, Mama," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1965.

Also directed episodes of Peter Gunn; Phillip Marlowe.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford, CBS, 1973.

The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney, CBS, 1974.

The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles, CBS, 1975.

The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis, CBS, 1977.

The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Ford, CBS, 1978.

The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock, CBS, 1979.

The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, CBS, 1981.

The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982.

The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983.

The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (also known as The Best of Gene Kelly), CBS, 1985.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988.

The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck, 1989.

The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, ABC, 1990.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1991.

The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993.

Host and narrator, George Stevens: From D-Day to Berlin, Disney Channel, 1994.

Host and presenter, The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration, PBS, 1996.

The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997.

Jack Palance: From Grit to Grace, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Himself, The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury, Channel 4, 2006.

Directed by John Ford, TCM, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "‘The Diary of Anne Frank’: Echoes from the Past," History vs. Hollywood (also known as History Through the Lens), History Channel, 2001.

"Shelley Winters: Full Disclosure," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

"The Western," Film Genre (also known as Hollywood History), 2002.

"James Dean: Sense Memories," American Masters, PBS, 2005.

Film Work:

(Uncredited) Production assistant, Shane, 1953.

(Uncredited) Production assistant, Giant, 1956.

Production assistant, The D.I., Warner Brothers, 1958.

Associate producer and director of location scenes, The Diary of Anne Frank, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.

Producer, Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey, 1962.

Producer, The Five Cities of June, 1963.

Associate producer, The Greatest Story Ever Told (also known as George Stevens Presents "The Greatest Story Ever Told"), United Artists, 1965.

Producer, John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums, 1966.

Director, The American Film: 1966 White House Festival of the Arts, 1967.

Producer, Directed by John Ford, 1971.

(Uncredited) Producer, America at the Movies, 1976.

Producer and director, George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey, 1985.

Extract producer, Everybody's All-American, 1988.

Executive producer, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Film Appearances:

Narrator, George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary), Castle Hill, 1984.

Himself, Memories of "Giant" (documentary), Warner Home Video, 1998.

George Stevens and His Place in the Sun (short), Paramount Home Video, 2001.

He Walks in Beauty: The George Stevens Production "The Greatest Story Every Told" (documentary short), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001.

Himself, Return to "Giant" (documentary), Warner Home Video, 2003.

Himself, On Location with "Gunga Din" (documentary short), Warner Home Video, 2004.

Himself, Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust, 2004.

WRITINGS

Television Miniseries:

The Murder of Mary Phagan, NBC, 1988.

Separate but Equal, ABC, 1991.

Television Specials:

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1978.

America Entertains Vice Premier Deng, PBS, 1979.

The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, CBS, 1981.

The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1982.

The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983.

The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, CBS, 1984.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1984.

The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (also known as The Best of Gene Kelly), CBS, 1985.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1985.

The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, NBC, 1986.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986.

The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck, ABC, 1987.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1987.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1987.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1988.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988.

The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck, 1989.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1989.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1989.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1990.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1990.

The 18th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sir David Lean, 1990.

The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas, 1991.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1991.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1991.

AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier, NBC, 1992.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1992.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1992.

The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993.

The Great Ones: The National Sports Awards, NBC, 1993.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1993.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1993.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994.

George Stevens: From D-Day to Berlin, Disney Channel, 1994.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1994.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1994.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1995.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1995.

The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also known as The 23rd American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Steven Spielberg), NBC, 1995.

The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, ABC, 1996.

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1997.

The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1997.

The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997.

The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, NBC, 1998.

The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1998.

America's Millennium, CBS, 1999.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1999.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1999.

Christmas in Washington, TNT, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005.

(Co-writer) The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2006.