Kirk Browning

Kirk Browning

b. 1921 — d. 2008 (aged 87) New York City, New York, USA
Director

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

Known For

Filmography

Death of a Salesman
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★ 8.1
Death of a Salesman
2000 Director
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One More Spring
1992 Director
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Antony & Cleopatra
1991 Director
A Walk in the Woods
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★ 8.5
A Walk in the Woods
1989 Director
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Bill Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey
1989 Director
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A Pavarotti Celebration: Scenes from La Bohème
1988 Director
Turandot
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★ 8.7
Turandot
1987 Director
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Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra
1987 Director
Liberty Weekend
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★ 7.5
Liberty Weekend
1986 Director
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The Verdi Requiem
1986 Director
Evgeniy Onegin
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★ 8.1
Evgeniy Onegin
1985 Director
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Pavarotti in Concert at the Madison Square Garden
1984 Director
Lucia di Lammermoor
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★ 8.5
Lucia di Lammermoor
1983 Director
The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala
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★ 8.7
The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala
1983 Director
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Domingo/Milnes Met Gala Concert
1983 Director
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
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★ 8.8
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982 Director
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Stravinsky's 'Firebird' by Dance Theatre of Harlem.
1982 Director
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Domingo/Troyanos Met Gala Concert
1982 Director
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★ 6.3
Macbeth
1981 Director
Samson et Dalila
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★ 6.4
Samson et Dalila
1981 Director
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The Giulini Concerts
1981 Director
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Gala of Stars 1981
1981 Director
American Playhouse
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★ 7.3
American Playhouse
1980 Director
Snow White Live
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★ 8.3
Snow White Live
1980 Director
Big Blonde
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★ 5.8
Big Blonde
1980 Director
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Summer and Smoke
1980 Director
A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre
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★ 3.1
A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre
1979 Director
A Life in the Theatre
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★ 7.4
A Life in the Theatre
1979 Director
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★ 8.8
La Gioconda
1979 Director
Tartuffe
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★ 6.5
Tartuffe
1978 Director
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Geraldine Fitzgerald at Reno Sweeney
1978 Director
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Eugene Ormandy Conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra
1978 Director
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Horowitz at the White House
1978 Director
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Vanessa
1978 Director
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
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★ 8.2
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1977 Director
The Royal Family
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★ 7.2
The Royal Family
1977 Director
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The Merry Widow
1977 Director
The Taming of the Shrew
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★ 8.8
The Taming of the Shrew
1976 Director
Live from Lincoln Center
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★ 8.6
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 Director
Visions
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★ 5.8
Visions
1976 Director
The Time of Your Life
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★ 7.8
The Time of Your Life
1976 Director
Great Performances: Dance in America
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★ 7.3
Great Performances: Dance in America
1976 Director
La traviata
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★ 7.5
La traviata
1976 Director
Roberto Devereux
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★ 7.8
Roberto Devereux
1975 Director
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
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★ 8.7
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975 Director
A Touch of the Poet
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★ 7.4
A Touch of the Poet
1974 Director
The Daughter of the Regiment
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★ 8.3
The Daughter of the Regiment
1974 Director
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Woman Alive!
1974 Director
Great Performances
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★ 8.0
Great Performances
1971 Director
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Heifetz
1971 Director
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Harry & Lena
1970 Director
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The Violent Universe
1969 Director
Damn Yankees!
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★ 6.6
Damn Yankees!
1967 Director
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Public Broadcast Laboratory
1967 Director
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NET Opera Theater
1967 Director
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NET Festival
1966 Director
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History of the Negro People
1965 Director
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Martin's Lie
1965 Director
NET Playhouse
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★ 6.8
NET Playhouse
1964 Director
Amahl and the Night Visitors
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★ 8.3
Amahl and the Night Visitors
1963 Director
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The Arthur Godfrey Thanksgiving Special
1963 Director
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Festival of Arts
1962 Director
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Opening Night at Lincoln Center
1962 Director
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★ 6.7
Golden Showcase
1961 Director
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An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
1961 Director
Startime
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★ 6.6
Startime
1959 Director
Play of the Week
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★ 7.2
Play of the Week
1959 Director
The Bell Telephone Hour
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★ 7.7
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 Director
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★ 6.8
Once Upon a Christmas Time
1959 Director
Shirley Temple's Storybook
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★ 7.4
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958 Director
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★ 5.2
The Christmas Tree
1958 Director
The Frank Sinatra Show
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★ 7.2
The Frank Sinatra Show
1957 Director
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Be A Famous Figure
1956 Director
The Alcoa Hour
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★ 7.2
The Alcoa Hour
1955 Director
Producers' Showcase
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★ 7.2
Producers' Showcase
1954 Director
The United States Steel Hour
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★ 8.0
The United States Steel Hour
1953 Director
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Amahl and the Night Visitors
1953 Director
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★ 5.3
Curtain Call
1952 Director
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★ 9.2
Amahl and the Night Visitors
1952 Director
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Amahl and the Night Visitors
1952 Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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★ 8.2
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 Director
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 Self
NBC Television Opera Theatre
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★ 5.1
NBC Television Opera Theatre
1949 Director
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1 - Music of Wagner
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★ 8.0
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1 - Music of Wagner
1948 Director