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David Susskind
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19 Dec 1920
† 22 Feb 1987
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
David Howard Susskind (December 19, 1920 – February 22, 1987) was an American producer of TV, movies, and stage plays and also a TV talk show host. His talk shows were innovative in the genre and addressed timely, controversial topics beyond the scope of others of the day. His first job after the war was as a press agent for Warner Brothers. Next, he was a talent agent for Century Artists, ultimately ending up in the Music Corporation of America's newly minted television programming department,...
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David Susskind's Movies
78%
Network
27 Nov 1976
77%
A Raisin in the Sun
28 May 1961
72%
Requiem for a Heavyweight
16 Oct 1962
62%
Simon
01 Feb 1980
71%
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
23 Aug 2013
90%
Fear on Trial
02 Oct 1975
0%
The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry
19 Jun 2012
0%
David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
16 Mar 1963
0%
David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
0%
The Carol Lawrence Show
01 Jan 1970
David Susskind's TV Shows
70%
Saturday Night Live
11 Oct 1975
75%
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
75%
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
70%
What's My Line?
02 Feb 1950
68%
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
62%
The Merv Griffin Show
01 Oct 1962
54%
The Mike Douglas Show
11 Dec 1961
50%
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
29 Sept 1962
50%
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
29 Sept 1962
50%
The David Susskind Show
18 Jan 1959
0%
The Phil Donahue Show
06 Nov 1967