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Kirk Browning

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Kirk Browning

Born
Died
(aged 86)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
87 titles

Biography

Kirk Browning (March 28, 1921 – February 10, 2008) was an American television director and producer who had hundreds of productions to his credit, including 185 broadcasts of Live from Lincoln Center.

Born in New York City, Browning dropped out of Cornell University after attending for only one month and moved to Waco, Texas, where he was hired as a newspaper reporter. Because of a childhood injury, he was rejected by the United States Army when he tried to enlist during World War II, so he worked as an ambulance driver in England and France. In the late 1940s, he was a chicken farmer operating an egg route in Ridgefield, Connecticut when one of his customers offered him a job in the music library at NBC. The clerical position led to his directing live televised performances by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Soon after he was made a stage manager of the network's newly formed opera company, and he later became its Director.

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Crew credits 87

YearTitleJob
2010 Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy – Stravinsky & Rachmaninov Film Director
2006 Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve Film Director
2006 The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center Film Director
2000 Death of a Salesman Film Director
1998 A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere Film Director
1996 New York City Opera: The Merry Widow Film Director
1992 Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall Film Director
1991 Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago Film Director
1991 The Grapes of Wrath Film Director
1990 New York City Opera: A Little Night Music Film Director
1990 William Shakespeare's Hamlet Film Director
1989 Show Boat Film Director
1989 Our Town Film Director
1988 An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti Film Director
1988 A Walk in the Woods Film Director
1987 The House of Blue Leaves Film Director
1987 Turandot Film Director
1986 Die Fledermaus Film Director
1986 Candide Film Director
1986 New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Film Director
1985 The Gospel at Colonus Film Director
1985 Tosca Film Director
1984 You Can't Take it With You Film Director
1984 La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera Film Director
1983 Ernani Film Director
1983 Alice in Wonderland Film Director
1983 The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala Film Director
1982 The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel Film Director
1982 Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan Opera Film Director
1982 Fifth of July Film Director
1982 Horowitz in London Film Director
1982 Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare Film Director
1982 Working Film Director
1982 American Playhouse TV Director (7 ep)
1982 Idomeneo Film Director
1982 Puccini: La bohème Film Director
1981 Il trittico Film Director
1981 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Live on Stage Film Director
1981 L'Elisir d'Amore Film Director
1981 Elixir of Love Film Director
1981 Samson et Dalila Film Director
1980 Big Blonde Film Director
1980 Puccini: Manon Lescaut Film Director
1980 Don Carlo Film Director
1979 Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera Film Director
1979 Don Pasquale Film Director
1978 Tosca - Metropolitan Opera Film Director
1978 Tartuffe Film Director
1978 Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci Film Director
1978 The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni Film Director
1978 Horowitz at the White House Film Director
1977 The Royal Family Film Director
1977 Rigoletto Film Director
1977 The Prince of Homburg Film Director
1977 La Bohème Film Director
1976 The Taming of the Shrew Film Director
1976 New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville Film Director
1976 Copland Conducts Copland Film Director
1976 The Time of Your Life Film Director
1976 La Traviata Film Director
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