Aaron Ruben

Aaron Ruben, (born 1914 in Chicago) was an American television director known for "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964) and "Sanford and Son" (1972).

Ruben was the son of Polish Jewish immigrants. He grew up on the West Side of Chicago and attended Lewis Institute but did not graduate. He was involved in theater in Chicago after leaving college. After service in the military he worked for studios and wrote for radio programs including Dinah Shore's program, George Burns and Gracie Allen's show and Fred Allen's show.

Ruben started his TV producing and directing career in 1954 when he directed the TV series of "Caesar's Hour" (1954). He then directed "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) and "Keep in Step" (1959). And then he started producing on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960), "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964), "The Headmaster" (1969), "Sanford and Son" (1972), "C.P.O. Sharkey" (1976) and "Teachers Only" (1982). Aaron Ruben last did a voiceover in the videogame "Buick Berle, 1954" (1995).

In 2003, Ruben won the Writers Guild of America, west's Valentine Davies Award for public service, for his work on behalf of abused children. [ [http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=360 Announcement of 2003 Valentine Davies Award] ]

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