Alex Segal

Alex Segal (July 1, 1915 – August 22, 1977) was an American television director, television producer, and film director.

Career

In 1948, Segal became a production assistant at ABC, working for $50 per week. He went on to direct more than 25 different television programs, including The United States Steel Hour and Celanese Theater (1951–52), between his debut as a director on Starring Boris Karloff (1949) and his death in 1977. Segal directed some films, including Joy in the Morning in 1965.

Segal resigned from ABC in May 1955. Steps were under way toward his signing a new contract with the network, with an oral agreement in place. Segal never signed the contract because "a disagreement arose on the legal interpretation" of one of the contract's clauses. The resignation took effect after the last ABC episode of The United States Steel Hour was broadcast.

He received several Emmy nominations for his directing in the 1950s and won a Primetime Emmy for his TV directorship of Death of a Salesman in 1966. Segal also served as chairman of the Division of Drama at the University of Southern California from 1971 to 1976.