Kirk Browning
Directing
Kirk Browning (March 28, 1921 – February 10, 2008) was an American television director and producer who had hundreds of productions to his credit, including 185 broadcasts of Live from Lincoln Center. Born in New York City, Browning dropped out of Cornell University after attending for only one month and moved to Waco, Texas, where he was hired as a newspaper reporter. Because of a childhood injury, he was rejected by the United States Army when he tried to enlist during World War II, so he worked as an ambulance driver in England and France. In the late 1940s, he was a chicken farmer operating an egg route in Ridgefield, Connecticut when one of his customers offered him a job in the music library at NBC. The clerical position led to his directing live televised performances by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Soon after he was made a stage manager of the network's newly formed opera company, and he later became its Director. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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movieDeath of a Salesman
2000
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movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1991
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movieShow Boat
1989
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movieOur Town
1989
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movieA Walk in the Woods
1988
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movieTurandot
1987
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movieDie Fledermaus
1986
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movieCandide
1986
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movieThe Gospel at Colonus
1985
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movieTosca
1985
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movieLa Forza del Destino
1984
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movieErnani
1983
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movieAlice in Wonderland
1983
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movieLucia di Lammermoor
1983
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movieFifth of July
1982
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movieHorowitz in London
1982
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movieWorking
1982
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tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
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movieIdomeneo
1982
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moviePuccini: La bohème
1982
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movieIl trittico
1981
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movieSnow White Live
1981
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movieL'Elisir d'Amore
1981
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movieElixir of Love
1981
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movieSamson et Dalila
1981
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movieBig Blonde
1980
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moviePuccini: Manon Lescaut
1980
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movieDon Carlo
1980
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movieDon Pasquale
1979
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movieTosca
1978
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movieTartuffe
1978
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movieThe Royal Family
1977
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movieRigoletto
1977
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movieThe Prince of Homburg
1977
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movieLa Bohème
1977
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movieThe Taming of the Shrew
1976
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movieThe Time of Your Life
1976
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movieLa Traviata
1976
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movieThe Rules of the Game
1975
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movieA Touch of the Poet
1974
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movieJune Moon
1974
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movieEnemies
1974
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tvGreat Performances
1971
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movieThe Violent Universe
1969
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movieDamn Yankees
1967
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tvNET Playhouse
1966
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movieNoah and the Flood
1962
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tvStartime
1959
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tvShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
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movieMayerling
1957
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The Letter
1956
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tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
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movieAmerica Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951
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