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Jeff Margolis Dies: Prolific Emmy-Winning Director & Producer Of Awards Shows And Specials Was 78
Jeff Margolis, a prolific TV producer and director whose credits include nearly every major awards show and dozens of live events, died today at 78.
In 1979 he directed the groundbreaking comedy film Richard Pryor Live in Concert, and he directed or produced variety shows and specials for many of the biggest stars in entertainment, including Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Sammy Davis Jr., Ringo Starr, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones and Cher. Margolis founded Jeff Margolis Productions in 1976, and produced the NBC musical variety series Fame, the VH1 audition series In Search of the Partridge Family, The September 11th tribute concert United We Stand, Motown 45, President Bill Clinton’s 50th Birthday Celebration at Radio City Music Hall, An Evening with Bette, Cher, Meryl, Goldie, & Robin, and six years of Perry Como Christmas specials, to name just a sampling. A nephew of the late Let’s Make a Deal game show host Monty Hall, Margolis is survived by his children Adam, Erin and Samantha, and two grandchildren.
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