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ER (season 4)
The fourth season of the American fictional drama television series '' ER'' first aired on September 25, 1997, and concluded on May 14, 1998. The fourth season consists of 22 episodes. Plot Season four opens with the live episode "Ambush", performed twice (once for the East coast, once for the West coast). Dr. Morgenstern, head of the ER, has a heart attack, threatening his life. Weaver agrees to temporarily step in until he recovers. Unfortunately, when Morgenstern does come back, he cannot perform surgery like he used to do because he now knows what it is like to be a patient. After a surgical accident takes a man's life, Morgenstern decides to permanently step down as head of the ER and he leaves the hospital. Two new physicians join the ER: Dr. Anna Del Amico, played by Maria Bello and a new British surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Corday, played by Alex Kingston. Corday came to America under the fellowship of Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano (played by Paul McCrane), but their relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Edwards (actor)
Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of '' ER'', for which he received a Golden Globe award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. He has appeared in various films and television series, including '' Top Gun'', ''Zodiac'', '' Gotcha!'', ''Miracle Mile'', ''Revenge of the Nerds'', '' Planes'', '' Northern Exposure'' and ''Designated Survivor''. Early life Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Erika Kem Edwards Plack (née Weber), an artist/landscape painter, and Peter Edwards, an architect to whom he was one of five children His maternal grandfather was designer Kem Weber. He is partly of German and Irish descent. He graduated from San Marcos High School in 1980. Edwards was encouraged by his parents to attend college before pursuing his interest in acting, which grew from the area's th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton (; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. His novels often explore technology and failures of human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology. Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and scientific background. Crichton received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1969 but did not practice medicine, choosing to focus on his writing instead. Initially writing under a pseudonym, he eventually wrote 26 novels, including: ''The Andromeda Strain'' (1969), ''The Terminal Man'' (1972), '' The Great Train Robbery'' (1975), '' Congo'' (1980), ''Sphere'' (1987), '' Jurassic Park'' (1990), '' Rising Sun'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Misiano
Christopher Misiano is an American television director and producer. He is best known for his work on '' ER'', ''The West Wing'', and ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''. In 2017, he sold his historic home in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, for US$4.3 million. Filmography *''Pan Am'' *''Fringe'' *''Grey's Anatomy'' *''Eli Stone'' *''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' *'' ER'' *'' Revenge'' *''The West Wing'' *''Trinity'' *'' Nash Bridges'' *'' Law & Order'' *''Mistresses'' *''Third Watch'' *''The Good Wife'' *''Perception Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous system ...'' *'' Emergence'' *'' Stumptown'' *'' Council of Dads'' External links * References American television producers American television directors Living people Primetime Emmy Award winners Directors Guild of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darnell Martin
Darnell Martin (born January 7, 1964) is an American television and film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early life and education Martin was born in Bronx, New York, the daughter of Marilyn, a dancer of Irish-American descent, and an African-American attorney. From the Bronx, she went on to Sarah Lawrence College and New York University Film School. Along the way, she worked in film labs and camera rental houses and as a bartender, made music videos and short films, and wrote the first draft of ''I Like It Like That''. Career In 1992, Martin's first short film, ''Suspect'', which examined the treatment of young black people as assumed criminals, won critical acclaim at the New York Public Theater's Young Black Cinema showcase. After directing ''Suspect'', Martin served as assistant camera operator for Jonathan Demme's documentary ''Cousin Bobby'', about his cousin Robert Castle, an Episcopal pastor who works in Harlem. The film was well-received from the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Haid
Charles Maurice Haid III (born June 2, 1943) is an American actor and television director, with notable work in both movies and television. He is best known for his portrayal of Officer Andy Renko in ''Hill Street Blues''. Haid was born in San Francisco, the son of Grace Marian (née Folger) and Charles Maurice Haid Jr. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he met Steven Bochco. He was associate producer of the original stage production of ''Godspell'' in 1971, which was developed at CMU. Haid's acting credits include the 1976/1977 series '' Delvecchio'' as Sgt. Paul Schonski, the 1980s series ''Hill Street Blues'' as Officer Andy Renko, and the 1980 movie ''Altered States'' as Dr. Mason Parrish. In 1984, Haid was cast as "The Fatman" (or just "Fats") at the Literature, Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Sachs
Joe Mister Sachs is an American television writer and producer. He has worked extensively on '' ER'' in both capacities. Career Sachs first became involved with ''ER'' as a technical advisor midway through the first season. He had a guest starring role as an Emergency Medical Technician in the first season episode "Motherhood". Sachs became a writer beginning in the second season. He continued in his role as a technical advisor and writer until the fifth season, when he assumed the additional responsibility of story editor. He became executive story editor and continued to write episodes for the sixth season, finally giving up his technical advisor role. He then joined the production team and became a supervising producer by the eleventh season. He was promoted to co-executive producer for the thirteenth season and finally became an executive producer for the fourteenth season. As of the close of the fourteenth season he has written 29 episodes. In 1999 Sachs was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walon Green
Walon Green (born December 15, 1936) is an American documentary film director and screenwriter, for both television and film. Career Green produced and directed documentaries for National Geographic and David Wolper, including ''The Hellstrom Chronicle'', for which he was accorded the Oscar and the BAFTA in 1972, and ''The Secret Life of Plants'' in 1979. Among his screenwriting credits are the films ''The Wild Bunch'', '' Sorcerer'', '' The Brink's Job'', '' Solarbabies'', ''Eraser'', '' The Hi-Lo Country'' and '' RoboCop 2''. On television, he wrote and produced episodes of '' Hill Street Blues'', ''Law & Order'', '' ER'' and ''NYPD Blue'' for which he received a 1995 Edgar Award. More recently, he was a Creative Consultant for the Chris Carter science fiction TV series ''Millennium'', where he co-wrote the episode "Paper Dove" with Ted Mann. He is also notable for allowing a millipede to crawl over his face in the tunnel scene of '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mills (writer)
David Eugene Mills (November 20, 1961 – March 30, 2010) was an American journalist, writer and producer of television programs. He was an executive producer and writer of the HBO miniseries ''The Corner'', for which he won two Emmy Awards, and the creator, executive producer, and writer of the NBC miniseries '' Kingpin''. Early life Mills was born in Washington, D.C. His family moved to Lanham, Maryland after their home was destroyed by a fire. In 1979, Mills graduated from DuVal Senior High School in Lanham. Journalism Mills attended the University of Maryland, where he was on the staff of ''The Diamondback'', the independent student newspaper. He met frequent collaborator David Simon while working on ''The Diamondback''. While he was a student, Mills published ''This Magazine'', a tabloid that failed after three editions. Later, he and a group of his friends published ''Uncut Funk'', a zine that focused on the music of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Orman
Jack Orman is an American television writer, producer and director. He worked extensively on ''ER (TV series), ER'', eventually becoming an executive producer. Early life Orman grew up in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and earned his bachelor's degree in communications (film) from Loyola Marymount University. He produced an international documentary in Asia before earning a master of fine arts degree from USC's Peter Stark Producing Program. Career Orman made his script writing debut as a freelance writer for an episode of ''JAG (TV series), JAG''. The script was so well-received that Orman was hired as a staff writer and within half a season Paramount Television made him a co-producer on the show. Orman contributed a further 8 episodes over the next year and a half. Following his success on ''JAG'', Orman was recruited to join the production team of ''ER (TV series), ER'' in 1997. He became a writer and co-producer on the fourth season of ''ER''. He was promoted to supervising produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Baer
Neal Baer (born 1955) is an American pediatrician and television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the television shows ''Designated Survivor'', '' ER'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Biography Education Baer was born in 1955. His father, Sylvan, was a surgeon and his mother was very active politically. He graduated from Cherry Creek High School in 1973 and later graduated ''magna cum laude'' with a B.A. in Political Science from Colorado College. Baer attended the AFI Conservatory as a directing fellow in 1983. Baer studied for a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in Sociology and focused on family policy. Baer attended Harvard Medical School from 1991 to 1996. The final part of his training overlapped with his work in television, and he completed his degree by undertaking electives at UCLA and returning to Harvard during breaks in production. Baer graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Gentile
Lance Gentile is an American doctor, and television technical advisor, writer and producer. Career Gentile graduated with a BA degree in psychology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He was a medical student at New York Medical College and completed his residency in the emergency department at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine where he would misdiagnose a 20 year old hypothyroid patient with "probable latent schizophrenia". He later moved to Los Angeles, and practiced emergency medicine at several community hospitals, including the San Dimas Community Hospital and the Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center. In 1986, Gentile entered the MFA program at USC Film School. He wrote and directed ''STAT'', an autobiographical film about his life in a hospital emergency department. The film received many awards, including the Cine Colden Eagle and Nissan Focus Awards for best documentary. He graduated in 1990 and went on to direct music videos and documentaries before working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Manning (TV Producer)
Paul Manning (December 3, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin – January 2, 2005 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, California (of colorectal cancer)) was an American television producer and writer. Career Manning learned the basics of his craft at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Manning started as a writer on ''L.A. Law''. He won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1996 for his work on ''ER (TV series), ER''. Mentioned ("in memory of our good friend”, and on the next line, “paul manning", all lower case) before the ending credits of ER on 1/13/2005, Season 11, Episode 10 References External links * 1959 births 2005 deaths American television producers American television writers American male television writers Businesspeople from Madison, Wisconsin Writers from Madison, Wisconsin Screenwriters from Wisconsin 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American male writers {{US-tv-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
