Paul M. Lally is a North American

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Career

Lally directed over 100 episodes of ''

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screenwriting credits include ''Alias Jimmy Valentine'', an

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adapted screenplay for ''American Playhouse'', and episodic writing for ''Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood''. His commercial screenplay credits include ''Little Red Riding Hood'' and ''Hansel and Gretel'' for Walt Disney Productions. He was host and narrator of four public television storytelling series; '' Gather 'Round, Teletales, Gentle Giant" and A Fairy Tale Comforter for Children.'' His PBS executive producing credits include ''Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito'', an Italian how-to cooking series broadcast nationwide on PBS stations. He wrote and directed ''Golden: The Hobey Baker Story'' He narrated American music composer's Ward Dilmore's ''The Nightingale'' and ''The Snow Queen,'' as performed by the ballet troupe ''Petit Papillon,'' under the direction of Patricia Walker. His ten novels include the alternate military history trilogies ''RISE AGAIN'' and ''AMERIKA'', and the novels, ''RIDE THE TITANIC'', ''BAR HARBOR GOLD'', ''SILK'', and BATTLESHIP BOYS.

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