Earl Bellamy

Infobox Actor
name = Earl Bellamy
birthdate = March 11, 1917
location = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
deathdate = November 30, 2003 (aged 86)
deathplace = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
yearsactive = 1953—1991
birthname = nowrap|Earl Davis Bellamy
spouse = Gail Bellamy (3 children)
imdb_id = 0068691

Earl Bellamy (March 11, 1917 – November 30, 2003) was an American film and television director, and producer.

Biography

Bellamy was born Earl Arthur Bellamy in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father is Richard James Bellamy. Earl had Scots – Irish ancestry.fact|date=June 2008 He had moved to Hollywood, California in 1920 with his parents, his father was an railroad engineer. After graduating from Hollywood High School in 1935, Bellamy received a degree from Los Angeles City College and took a job as a messenger for Columbia Studios. Within four years, Bellamy had worked his way up to second assistant director before taking time off to serve in the U.S. Navy's photographic unit during World War II.

When Bellamy returned to Hollywood, he became a well-respected director who was particularly adept at westerns. Although he directed nearly two dozen feature films, Bellamy was best known for his work on "The Lone Ranger", "Rawhide", "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" and "The Virginian".

Family fare was his forte in the 50s; he directed shows like "Lassie", "Leave It to Beaver" and "The Donna Reed Show". In the 60s, he focused on comedic sitcoms like "Get Smart", "The Munsters" and "McHale's Navy". Medical dramas, like "M*A*S*H", "Marcus Welby, M.D." and "Trapper John M.D.", kept him busy in the 70s. In the 1966-1967 season, he directed ABC's "The Monroes" starring Michael Anderson, Jr., and Barbara Hershey as orphans trying to hold together a family of siblings in the Wyoming wilderness. Before retiring in 1986, Bellamy directed the science fiction miniseries, "V"., "Fantasy Island and Hart to Hart.

In 2002, the Motion Picture and Television Fund gave him the prestigious Golden Boot Award.

Bellamy died on November 30, 2003, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bellamy was aged 86 at the time of his death. It is said that he died of an myocardial infarction (heart attack). His burial is unknown.

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* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/earl_bellamy/ Earl Bellamy] at Rotten Tomatoes