Richard Maynard (television producer)

Richard Maynard was an American writer, television producer and educator.

He was born in 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on January 2, 2007 at his San Fernando Valley home in California. He died of natural causes at the age of 64.

Maynard received his B.S. and M.A. in history and education from Temple University and another master's degree following studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University.

He was married and divorced from ex-wife Lorrie Maynard, with whom he had two sons, Jeffrey Maynard, (an actor and teacher), and Kevin Maynard, (a TV producer, writer and "Variety" contributor). [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117956799.html?categoryid=25&cs=1 Variety] ]

Educator

Maynard taught all levels, from high school to graduate school including a ten-year position in the Media Studies M.A. program at New York's The New School. . He also taught at Antioch College, UCLA, UC Berkeley and the International School of Film & Television in San Antonio Los Banos, Cuba.

In the 1960s, while teaching at Simon Gratz High School, Maynard developed the Curriculum on Black History for the Philadelphia School District. [ [http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/11891/ Jewish Exponent] ]

Writer

Maynard was editorial director of language arts for Scholastic Publishing for nine years. He contributed to publications including the Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Weekly, and Emmy Magazine.

Production credits

Mini-series

*"The Neon Empire" on Showtime
*"Supercarrier"

Films

*"Stompin' at the Savoy" on CBS [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4DE1239F933A25757C0A964958260 NY Times] ]
*"Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis" on CBS
*"Bridge Across Time" (aka: "Arizona Ripper", or "Terror at London Bridge") [ [http://imdb.com/name/nm2126604/ IMDB] ]
*"Time Stalkers"
*"The Babysitter's Seduction"
*"Blood Brothers"
*"Gold Coast"
*"Normal Life"

Festivals and awards

* "Normal Life" was featured at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival [ [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=202573 NY Times] ]

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