McCleery, Albert

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McCleery was born Dec. 30, 1911 in Lawrence, KN; contract writer for Columbia Pictures (1940-41); director of Fordham University theatre (1949); he is best remembered for his theatre-in-the-round productions of classics for television including Cameo theater, Fireside theatre, Hallmark hall of fame, and Matinee theatre; staff director NBC Television Programming Dept. (1949) and went on to become senior executive producer and director of Cameo theatre; produced and directed Hallmark hall of fame; devised NBC's Matinee theater (1955); joined CBS (1959) and became producer of the CBS workshop; died May 13, 1972.

From the description of Papers, 1935-1971. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41479872

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referencedIn Carl Glick correspondence, 1938-1940 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Hallmark Hall of Fame presents Moby Dick, Sunday, May 16, 1954 / by Herman Melville ; adapted for television by Howard Rodman ; devised and directed by Albert McCleery. Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing
creatorOf Carl Glick correspondence, 1938-1940. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Queen, Ellery. "The further adventures of Ellery Queen." "The door between" / by Ellery Queen ; adapted for television by Michael Dyne. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf McCleery, Albert. Papers, 1935-1971. University of California, Los Angeles
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Birth 1911-12-30

Death 1972-05-13

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