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Birth: Dec. 20, 1923 New York New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA
Death: Jun. 29, 2003 Los Angeles Los Angeles County California, USA
Director and producer.
He is perhaps most infamous for directing 1987's critically panned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie which Doug Walker (The Nostalgia Critic) said was the worst film he ever seen.
Directed episodes of TV series like The Dennis Day Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Dukes of Hazzard, Mister Ed, The Bob Cummings Show, and The New Phil Silvers Show.
He was producer of TV shows such as My Mother the Car and Supertrain, and wrote the story for the 1988 film Sunset.
Rodney "Rod" Amateau passed away in 2003.
Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Specifically: Los Angeles, California
Created by: gordonphilbin Record added: Apr 20, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 108817158
1923 |
December 20, 1923
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Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States
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2003 |
June 29, 2003
Age 79
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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