Biography
Ted Peshak was born Theodore Joseph Peshak on Dec. 22, 1917, in Plymouth, Iowa. He was the house director for Coronet Instructional Media, a major producer of the genre known as "classroom training films", in the 1940s and 1950s. Many of the actors appearing in his films were his family, friends and neighbors from Libertyville, IL, where he lived.
He was trained as a journalist at the University of Iowa and was a photographer during his Army service during World War II, and also photographed and directed training films during his army hitch. After working at a variety of jobs, including an advertising agency, he went to work for Coronet as a director, his debut there being Shy Guy (1947) (its leading man was future Bewitched (1964) star Dick York). He eventually left Coronet and started his own company, Peshak Films, and directed industrial films for a variety of clients, including McDonald's and the American Health Care Association. He left the filmmaking business in the 1960s and became a successful real-estate developer in Illinois.
He died in Lake Forest, IL, on Oct. 9, 2006, of colon cancer.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 28
Director 27
Date Etiquette (1952)
Choosing Your Marriage Partner (1952)
Good Table Manners (1951)
Make Your Own Decisions (1951)
What to Do on a Date (1951)
Going Steady? (1951)
Improve Your Personality (1951)
How Do You Know It's Love? (1950)
The Fun Of Making Friends (1950)
The Fun Of Being Thoughtful (1950)
Benefits Of Looking Ahead (1950)
Good Sportsmanship (1950)
Understand Your Emotions (1950)
Developing Friendships (1950)
Appreciating Our Parents (1950)
Control Your Emotions (1950)
Act Your Age (Emotional Maturity) (1949)
Dating: Do's and Don'ts (1949)
Are You a Good Citizen? (1949)
Our Living Constitution (1949)
Exercise and Health (1949)
Family Life (1949)
Friendship Begins At Home (1949)
Everyday Courtesy (1948)
Attitudes and Health (1948)
Shy Guy (1947)
Are You Popular? (1947)
How Billy Keeps Clean
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Birthday1917-12-22
Deathday2006-10-09 (88 years old)
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