David P. Powers
Encyclopedia
Dave Powers was an American
Emmy Award
-winning television director
and producer
.
Powers was born in Big Bear Lake, California
in 1933, and broke into show business working as an usher on The Dinah Shore Show. He later worked as an associate director before being hired by Carol Burnett
to direct her variety program, The Carol Burnett Show
. He remained with the show through its entire ten-year run and also directed Burnett in a number of prime-time specials. He went on to direct episodes of the television programs Three's Company
, The Ropers
, and Mama's Family
. Powers won four Emmys for directing and received three additional nominations, and was also nominated twice for Directors Guild of America
awards.
Dave Powers died July 3, 2008 in Palm Springs, California
of skin cancer.
United States
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Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
.
Powers was born in Big Bear Lake, California
Big Bear Lake, California
Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, located northeast of the city of San Bernardino. The population was 5,019 at the 2010 census, down from 5,438 at the 2000 census...
in 1933, and broke into show business working as an usher on The Dinah Shore Show. He later worked as an associate director before being hired by Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut...
to direct her variety program, The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show is a variety / sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33...
. He remained with the show through its entire ten-year run and also directed Burnett in a number of prime-time specials. He went on to direct episodes of the television programs Three's Company
Three's Company
Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House....
, The Ropers
The Ropers
The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spinoff of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred...
, and Mama's Family
Mama's Family
Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It was cancelled in May 1984, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In September 1986, Mama's Family returned in first-run syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons,...
. Powers won four Emmys for directing and received three additional nominations, and was also nominated twice for Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...
awards.
Dave Powers died July 3, 2008 in Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
of skin cancer.