Robert Costello (1921-2014) was an American TV and film producer, writer, and director.
His productions include ''
The Patty Duke Show
''The Patty Duke Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Sidney Sheldon and William Asher. The series ran on ABC from September 18, 1963, to April 27, 1966.
The series was developed as a vehicle for teenage star Patty Duke, who h ...
'' (briefly), ''
Dark Shadows
''Dark Shadows'' is an American gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport ...
'', ''
The Adams Chronicles
''The Adams Chronicles'' is a thirteen-episode miniseries by PBS that aired in 1976 to commemorate the American Bicentennial.
Synopsis
The series chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (dra ...
'', ''
The Secret Storm
''The Secret Storm'' is an American soap opera that the CBS television network transmitted from February 1, 1954, to February 8, 1974. It was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas ''Search for Tomorrow'' and ''Love ...
'', ''
Ryan's Hope
''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in th ...
'', ''
Another World'' and ''
The Doctors''.
He was a director of ''
One Life to Live
''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...
''.
He was born on April 26, 1921. Costello died on May 30, 2014, at the age of 93.
Major awards
* 1977,
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 24th Primetime Emmy ...
, Ryan's Hope''
* 1979, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, ''Ryan's Hope''
He was also nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1978 for ''Ryan's Hope'' and in 1980 for ''Another World''. He received nominations for the
in 1976 and 1977 for ''The Adams Chronicles''.
References
1921 births
2014 deaths
Soap opera producers
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Place of birth missing
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