As a young man, Ganzer moved to California, and in 1932 was given a job at Paramount Pictures in its casting department.[2] He worked for Paramount as an assistant and second unit director on many feature films from 1934 through 1954. His first directorial feature film credit is for The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953); he had been assisting F. Hugh Herbert, who became ill during production.[3] From 1954–1979 he was a prolific director of episodes for television series, and directed a handful of additional feature films.
Personal life
He was married to Murial Ganzer, and they had a son Alvin, and a daughter, Carolynn Jacobs Finnegan, all of whom survived him.[2]
He died on 3 January 2009, in Poʻipū, Hawaii, where he and his wife had moved about six years earlier to be close to their son.[1][2]
alvin, ganzer, 1911, 2009, american, film, television, director, contents, early, life, career, personal, life, selected, filmography, director, selected, television, director, references, external, linksearly, life, editganzer, born, 1911, cold, spring, minne. Alvin Ganzer 1911 2009 was an American film and television director Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Selected filmography as director 5 Selected television as director 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditGanzer was born in 1911 in Cold Spring Minnesota 1 2 Career EditAs a young man Ganzer moved to California and in 1932 was given a job at Paramount Pictures in its casting department 2 He worked for Paramount as an assistant and second unit director on many feature films from 1934 through 1954 His first directorial feature film credit is for The Girls of Pleasure Island 1953 he had been assisting F Hugh Herbert who became ill during production 3 From 1954 1979 he was a prolific director of episodes for television series and directed a handful of additional feature films Personal life EditHe was married to Murial Ganzer and they had a son Alvin and a daughter Carolynn Jacobs Finnegan all of whom survived him 2 He died on 3 January 2009 in Poʻipu Hawaii where he and his wife had moved about six years earlier to be close to their son 1 2 Selected filmography as director EditMidnight Serenade short 1947 Tropical Masquerade short 1948 Big Sister Blues short 1948 Catalina Interlude short 1948 The Girls of Pleasure Island 1953 The Leather Saint 1956 Country Music Holiday 1958 When the Boys Meet the Girls 1965 Three Bites of the Apple 1967 Selected television as director EditChina Smith 1952 Science Fiction Theater 1955 Highway Patrol 1955 Men Into Space 1959 Please Don t Eat the Daisies 1965 Lost in Space 1965 Joe Forrester 1975 The Blue Knight 1975 Quincy M E 1975 The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977 The American Girls 1978 David Cassidy Man Undercover 1978 References Edit a b Alvin Ganzer BFI Retrieved 15 October 2018 a b c d Film and TV director Alvin Ganzer Honolulu Advertiser 8 January 2009 Retrieved 15 October 2018 AFI Catalog The Girls of Pleasure Island American Film Institute Retrieved 2018 10 15 External links EditAlvin Ganzer at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alvin Ganzer amp oldid 1075311301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
