- Al Brodax
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name = Al Brodax
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birth_date = ca. 1926
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occupation =Film producer Television producer
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children =Al Brodax (born ca. 1926) is an American film and
television producer . He was sometimes credited as "Al Broadax."At the age of eighteen Brodax enlisted in the US Army and served in
World War II . He was wounded in action, and was subsequently awarded thePurple Heart , theCombat Medic Badge , and threebattle stars . [http://www.bruceleereview.co.uk/willhutchins.html]From 1950 to 1960, Brodax worked in program development for the
William Morris Agency , where he helped develop "Your Show of Shows ", "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse", and "Omnibus". He joinedKing Features Syndicate in 1960 as the head of their film and television development department.After
Paramount Studio 's contract to producePopeye cartoons ran out in 1957, King Features acquired the television rights. Brodax oversaw the production of over 200 new shorts. The rapid pace of production, coupled with low budgets, resulted in shorts that are held in low esteem by many Popeye enthusiasts. Brodax was also the producer of King Feature's animated revival ofKrazy Kat , as well as "Cool McCool ", "Beetle Bailey ", and "Casper the Friendly Ghost ".After seeing
The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show ", Brodax approached the band's management with the idea of producing an animated series featuring the Fab Four. The series, of which 40 episodes were produced, premiered onSeptember 25 ,1965 on ABC. Brodax was later involved in the production of the animated Beatles film, "Yellow Submarine", as producer and co-screenwriter.From 1969 to 1980 Brodax worked as a freelance producer/writer/lyricist/director. He was the animation supervisor for ABC's children's show "Make a Wish" (1970-1975), and for "
Animals, Animals, Animals " (1975-1980).In 2004, Brodax released a memoir, "Up Periscope Yellow: The Making of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine." He currently resides in
Weston, Connecticut , where he is the head of the Brodax Film Group, a television and production company.Notes
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* [http://www.21stcenturyradio.com/NP-9-7-99.1.html Transcript of interview with Al Brodax]
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