Biography
William Milton Asher (August 8, 1921 – July 16, 2012) was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series.
With television in its infancy, he introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. In 1964, he began to direct episodes of Bewitched, which starred his wife Elizabeth Montgomery. He produced the series from the fourth season.
He was nominated for an Emmy Award four times, winning once for directing Bewitched in 1966. He was also nominated for the DGA Award in 1951 for I Love Lucy.
In 1951, he married actress Danny Sue Nolan, with whom he had two children; the couple divorced in 1961. He then married actress Elizabeth Montgomery in 1963, just before Bewitched began its run. They had three children and divorced in 1973. His third marriage was to actress Joyce Bulifant and it lasted from 1976 to 1993. He adopted her son, actor and director John Mallory Asher. This marriage also ended in divorce. In 1998, he married Meredith Coffin Asher, his fourth and final wife.
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Filmography
all 48
Director 38
TV Shows 27
Movies 21
Writer 5
Producer 3
I Hate Kids (2019)
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights (1999)
Jungle Cubs (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Return to Green Acres (1990)
Kay O'Brien (1986)
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (1985)
Movers & Shakers (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
Charley's Aunt (1983)
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
Private Benjamin (1981)
Harper Valley (1981)
A Christmas for Boomer (1979)
The Bad News Bears (1979)
Flatbush (1979)
Tabitha (1977)
Alice (1976)
The Paul Lynde Show (1972)
Temperatures Rising (1972)
Jan & Dean: On the Run (1966)
Fireball 500 (1966)
Gidget (1965)
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
Bewitched (1964)
Bikini Beach (1964)
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
Johnny Cool (1963)
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
Beach Party (1963)
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Pippi Longstocking (1961)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Fibber McGee & Molly (1959)
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
The Thin Man (1957)
Sally (1957)
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
The 27th Day (1957)
Mobs, Inc. (1956)
The Jane Wyman Show (1955)
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Racket Squad (1951)
Leather Gloves (1948)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1921-08-08
Deathday2012-07-16 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
RelationshipsJoyce Bulifant (1976-08-28 - 1993-01-01), Elizabeth Montgomery (1963-10-26 - 1973-01-01), Danny Sue Nolan (1951-01-01 - 1961-01-01)
ChildrenJohn Asher
FatherEphraim Milton Asher
MotherLillian Bonner
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsEmmy Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
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