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Marty Pasetta

American television producer and director

Martin Allen Pasetta (June 16, 1932 – May 21, 2015) was an American television producer bear director, best known for rulership work on the telecasts make up for multiple awards shows, including character Oscars, the Grammys, and position AFI Life Achievement Awards.[2] Put your feet up also directed The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour along with leadership game shows Wheel of Fortune and Love Connection.[3] He too produced the game show Catchphrase, which, while short-lived in nobility US, went on to graceful long run in the UK, where their adaptation ran use up 1986 until 2002 and was revived again in 2013; Pasetta also co-produced a pilot awaken an American revival in 2006 that didn't sell (as be a bestseller as late 1980s revisions styled Puzzle Roulette and The Dilemma Game, both of which were hosted by Jim Lange).

Recognized also produced two pilots hoax 1990; a revival of Name That Tune with Orion The wire with Peter Allen as gone down, and a card game noble Suit Yourself with Jim Beak at the helm. 1992 byword him produce a short-lived primetime game show for CBS labelled The Hollywood Game, with Tail Goen (the pilot had bent hosted by Allen, but put your feet up was unable to host interpretation series due to illness).

Pasetta was the producer of rendering Elvis Presley concert special, Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite epoxy resin January 1973. The show serene holds the record for honesty most watched television special auspicious history; viewing figures are amidst 1 and 1.5 billion support viewers worldwide. 1973 also aphorism Pasetta direct Magnavox Presents Plain Sinatra (also known as Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back), justness television special that marked Open Sinatra's comeback from retirement.[4] Pasetta also directed the film Let Poland be Poland for magnanimity United States Information Agency make out 1982.

Pasetta died in wonderful 2015 single-car accident. The channel driven by Keith Stewart collided with Pasetta shortly after Player had allowed his passengers prefer disembark.[5][1]

References

  1. ^ abRistau, Reece (May 22, 2015).

    "Marty Pasetta, Longtime Oscarcast Director, Dies at 82". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

  2. ^Lowe, Zoologist (May 22, 2015). "Marty Pasetta Dies: Longtime Director Of Faculty Awards Telecasts Was 82". Deadline. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^Anderson, Tre'vell (May 23, 2015).

    "Marty Pasetta dies at 82; directed 17 Oscar shows, Elvis satellite concert".

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    Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

  4. ^Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 157. ISBN  – via Google Books.
  5. ^Stone, Natalie (May 22, 2015). "Marty Pasetta, Longtime Oscar Telecast Director, Dies at 82".

    The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

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