Ian Sander (November 22, 1947 – May 3, 2016) was an American television producer, whose works include ''

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'' and '' Profiler''. He was a principal in Sander/Moses Productions.

Biography

Sander was born in New York City. He graduated with a B.S. from the

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and attended

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. Sander worked as an actor and then as a producer by forming Kaleidoscope Films with Laura Ziskin. Sander's early producer credits include the theatrical

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'' and the feature ''

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''. Sander was Executive Producer and Director of the CBS drama ''

'', and he co-authored the show's companion book, ''Ghost Whisperer Spirit Guide''. He also co-created the award-winning ''Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side'' webseries. Sander's other television executive producer credits include '' Profiler'', '' The Beast'', ''

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'', and '' For the People'', all of which he also directed, and '' Brimstone''. Sander was a producer of the Emmy Award-winning series ''Equal Justice'' and the Emmy Award-winning two-hour series pilot ''I'll Fly Away''. While Sander was executive producer of ''I'll Fly Away'', it was the recipient of many honors, including Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, Humanities Awards, Golden Globe Awards, The American Television Awards, Writers Guild of America Awards, Producers Guild of America Award, Directors Guild of America Awards, NAACP Image Awards, the Television Critics Association Awards, and Anti-Defamation League Artistic Achievement Award. He was also named Television Producer of the Year by the Producers Guild of America. His television movie executive producer credits include ''Ali, An American Hero'', the Emmy Award-winning ''Stolen Babies'', ''Kansas'', ''Chasing the Dragon'', which he directed, and ''I’ll Fly Away: Then and Now'', which he also directed, and for which he garnered a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Dramatic Special by the Directors Guild of America. Sander (along with his wife Kim Moses) produced ''Hollywood and Civil Rights: Destination Freedom'', a live event for the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. For ten years, Sander created and produced entertainment event programming for the Internet, including ''Confessions of a Desperate Housewife'' for ABC.com and Electronic Entertainment Expo Internet events for UGO.com. Sander and Kim Moses developed and served as executive producers on the special ''Psychic in Suburbia'' for the Style Network. In addition to producing and directing, Ian Sander wrote the feature scripts ''The Surgeon'' and ''Home of Champions''. He was also a professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Total Engagement Experience

Sander co-created (with Kim Moses) the "Total Engagement Experience," which is a way they described their promotional efforts for television series.

Speaking engagements

Sander and Kim Moses participated in a panel on "Episodic TV: Elements of a Hit" at the Produced By Conference in 2009. Sander spoke at the National Association of Broadcasters in 2010 on the panel "Unboxing Advertising and Entertainment: Building a Transmedia Experience".

Personal life and death

Sander married Kim Moses in 1994, and they had two children, Aaron and Declan. He died after a

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in his home in

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on May 3, 2016, at the age of 68.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sander, Ian 1947 births 2016 deaths American male film actors Film producers from New York (state) American male television actors American television directors University of Southern California alumni Loyola Law School alumni Television producers from New York City Film directors from New York City