Sandy Howard

Sandy Howard (August 1, 1927 – May 16, 2008) was an American film producer and television producer. A native of the Bronx, New York City, Howard wrote short stories for publication in magazines like "Liberty", and worked as a publicist for Broadway shows until he became a director for the "Howdy Doody" show at the age of nineteen; he later produced the "Captain Kangaroo" show. [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-howard18-2008may18,0,1071675.story "Sandy Howard, 80; produced 'A Man Called Horse'"] (Retrieved on May 18, 2008) ]

He cooperated with Ray Heatherton creating the TV show "The Merry Mailman" in the early 1950s. He was producer of "The Barry Gray Radio Show" (1951 – 1958). [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/05/17/howard-obit-horse.html "Producer behind A Man Called Horse dies"] – "CBC News (Saturday, May 17, 2008)" (Retrieved on May 17, 2008)]

Among his film productions are "A Man Called Horse" (1970) and "Man in the Wilderness" (1971).

He contributed as writer on "Vice Squad" (1982).

Awards

*The "Bronze Wrangler" from the 1971 Western Heritage Awards, for "A Man Called Horse" (shared with director Elliot Silverstein, writer Jack DeWitt, and actors Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Corinna Tsopei and Richard Harris). [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Western_Heritage_Awards/1971 "Western Heritage Awards: 1971"] – "imdb.com" (Retrieved on May 17, 2008)]

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