Alan Pultz (July 7, 1937 – October 25, 2001) was an award-winning American television director whose work was confined to the small screen. For many years he directed episodes of ''

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''.

Background

Born in New York, he attended the

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. He was also in the

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and achieved the rank of

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. While in the navy, he was part of the team that recovered

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who was the first astronaut in space.

Career

Early in his career he was a theater manager, and progressed to production assistant and associate director. Some of the programs he worked on were ''The Jimmy Dean Show'' and ''Who Do You Trust?''. As a director, his early work included ''A Time for Us'' and ''One Life to Live''. Working with producer,

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he directed episodes of

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's ''

'' for twenty two years. Other directorial works include ''

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'' and '' The Best of Everything''. He worked on ''

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'' as an associate director, In 1967, he worked on ''

'' as an assistant director. The three episodes he worked on aired from April to August. In 1993, both Pultz and

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received the Daytime Drama award for their work on ''General Hospital''.

Death

Pultz died in his sleep on October 25, 2001, at his home in Encino,

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. He was buried in

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. He was survived by Doris, his wife and a brother and sister.''Variety'', November 6, 2001
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Awards and nominations

* Pultz was nominated for 8

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(his first nomination was shared with Marlene Laird/ Marlene Laird and Phil Sogard) and won 3 times. * He won a

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in 1996 for ''Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Serials - Daytime''.

References

Other

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'', November 14, 2001
Obituaries, Alan L. Pultz, 64; Director of ABC's 'General Hospital'
* ''

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'', November 6, 2001
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, Wednesday, January 9, 2013
NOMINEES: Directors Guild of America Awards
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MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR TV DIRECTOR PULTZ.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pultz, Alan 1937 births 2001 deaths American television directors Directors Guild of America Award winners United States Navy officers Daytime Emmy Award winners University of North Carolina alumni