Dave Wilson (May 1, 1933 – June 30, 2002) was an American

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, best known for his work as the director of the

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program ''

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'' from 1975 to 1986 and 1989 to 1995. Wilson retired at the end of the show's 20th season, and also appeared on-screen as part of comedy sketches that took place in the show's control room. During his ''SNL'' tenure, Wilson was nominated for an Emmy Award for the Paul Simon episode during ''SNL''s second year.

Non-''SNL'' related work

Also at NBC, Wilson served as a director for the late-night music performance program '' Sunday Night'' during its two-season run from 1988 to 1990,"Sunday Night"
Internet Movie Database, episodes #104 (1988), #113 (1989), #114 (1989), 121 (1989) and for many other live events as well, including the

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. Wilson had a brief part playing the director of the rigged game show " Twenty One" in the 1994 film ''Quiz Show''.

Death

Wilson died of an aortic aneurysm in Parsippany, New Jersey on June 30, 2002. He was 69.

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* 1933 births 2002 deaths Deaths from aortic aneurysm American television directors {{US-tv-bio-stub