A native of the Bronx, New York City, Howard wrote short stories for publication in magazines like Liberty, and worked as a publicist for Broadway shows until he became a director for the Howdy Doody show at the age of nineteen; he later produced the Captain Kangaroo show.[1]
He cooperated with Ray Heatherton creating the TV show The Merry Mailman in the early 1950s. He was producer of The Barry Gray Radio Show (1951–1958).[2]
After an explosion on the Greek set of Sky Riders (1976), which he was producing for 20th Century Fox, a Greek electrician died and 11 others were injured and Howard was arrested for manslaughter and detained for several weeks.[4][5] He was unable to leave the country for five months and a $250,000 out-of-court settlement was made,[4][5] - which one Variety article called a "bribe" - so the crew member responsible would not be imprisoned by the military regime.[6]
In December 1984, he and his company filed for bankruptcy claiming that he was owed millions of dollars from foreign distributors despite the recent success of Angel (1984) and having four films ready to be released.[4]
In 1986, he had signed a film deal with Spectrafilm via his Howard International Film Group to produce and distribute three films, and also serve as a co-financing agreement on these films that were part of the Spectrafilm pact, and the move gave them a consistent theatrical distribution distributor for the first time since 1984, and the first title was PrettyKill, which Spectrafilm had domestic theatrical distribution rights, while Lorimar-Telepictures would have other world rights to the title.[7] In 1987, TV producer Fries Entertainment received a deal in which they would acquire three rights to Sandy Howard's productions overseas, on behalf of Spectrafilm and Sandy Howard Productions.[8] That year, Sandy Howard had teamed up with Australian film and video company Taimac SBS to co-produce four theatrical films that was set for release in 1988, and the first project planned in the SBS/Sandy Howard co-production agreement was Truk Lagoon, which was slated for a $7.2 million budget, but the film was never materialized.[9]
Death
He developed Alzheimers and spent the last ten years of his life as a resident at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, in the Alzheimer's and dementia care facility, Harry's Haven. He died in 2008.[1]
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Sandy Howard August 1 1927 May 16 2008 was an American film producer and television producer Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Film producer 1 2 Death 2 Select credits 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditA native of the Bronx New York City Howard wrote short stories for publication in magazines like Liberty and worked as a publicist for Broadway shows until he became a director for the Howdy Doody show at the age of nineteen he later produced the Captain Kangaroo show 1 He cooperated with Ray Heatherton creating the TV show The Merry Mailman in the early 1950s He was producer of The Barry Gray Radio Show 1951 1958 2 Film producer Edit In the 1960s Howard moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in film Among his film productions are A Man Called Horse 1970 and Man in the Wilderness 1971 3 After an explosion on the Greek set of Sky Riders 1976 which he was producing for 20th Century Fox a Greek electrician died and 11 others were injured and Howard was arrested for manslaughter and detained for several weeks 4 5 He was unable to leave the country for five months and a 250 000 out of court settlement was made 4 5 which one Variety article called a bribe so the crew member responsible would not be imprisoned by the military regime 6 While stuck in Greece he claimed he made unfavourable deals to make films such as The Return of a Man Called Horse 1976 and The Island of Dr Moreau 1977 4 He contributed as writer on Vice Squad 1982 In December 1984 he and his company filed for bankruptcy claiming that he was owed millions of dollars from foreign distributors despite the recent success of Angel 1984 and having four films ready to be released 4 In 1986 he had signed a film deal with Spectrafilm via his Howard International Film Group to produce and distribute three films and also serve as a co financing agreement on these films that were part of the Spectrafilm pact and the move gave them a consistent theatrical distribution distributor for the first time since 1984 and the first title was PrettyKill which Spectrafilm had domestic theatrical distribution rights while Lorimar Telepictures would have other world rights to the title 7 In 1987 TV producer Fries Entertainment received a deal in which they would acquire three rights to Sandy Howard s productions overseas on behalf of Spectrafilm and Sandy Howard Productions 8 That year Sandy Howard had teamed up with Australian film and video company Taimac SBS to co produce four theatrical films that was set for release in 1988 and the first project planned in the SBS Sandy Howard co production agreement was Truk Lagoon which was slated for a 7 2 million budget but the film was never materialized 9 Death Edit He developed Alzheimers and spent the last ten years of his life as a resident at the Motion Picture amp Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills in the Alzheimer s and dementia care facility Harry s Haven He died in 2008 1 Select credits EditThe Howdy Doody Show 1947 59 TV series director Night Court USA 1958 TV series producer director writer creator Tarzan and the Trappers 1958 director Police Station 1959 TV series producer director writer Congressional Investigator 1959 TV series director Harrigan and Son 1960 61 TV series producer Mack amp Myer for Hire 1963 64 TV series producer Diary of a Bachelor 1964 producer director City of Fear 1965 producer Gamera the Invincible 1966 director of US sequences Jack of Diamonds 1967 producer writer One Step to Hell 1968 producer director writer A Man Called Horse 1970 producer Man in the Wilderness 1971 producer The Neptune Factor 1973 producer Together Brothers 1974 executive producer The Devil s Rain 1975 executive producer Embryo 1976 executive producer Sky Riders 1976 executive producer Captain Kangaroo 1976 TV series producer The Island of Dr Moreau 1977 executive producer Echoes of a Summer 1976 producer The Return of a Man Called Horse 1976 executive producer Circle of Iron 1978 producer Meteor 1979 executive producer Jaguar Lives 1979 producer City on Fire 1979 executive producer Savage Harvest 1981 producer Vice Squad 1982 executive producer Hambone and Hillie 1983 producer Deadly Force 1983 producer Triumphs of a Man Called Horse 1983 executive producer Angel 1984 executive producer What Waits Below 1984 producer Avenging Angel 1985 producer The Boys Next Door 1985 producer KGB The Secret War 1985 producer Hollywood Vice Squad 1986 producer writer Nightstick 1987 executive producer Kidnapped 1987 producer Street Justice 1987 executive producer Blue Monkey 1987 executive producer Dark Tower 1989 producer uncredited Awards EditThe Bronze Wrangler from the 1971 Western Heritage Awards for A Man Called Horse shared with director Elliot Silverstein writer Jack DeWitt and actors Judith Anderson Jean Gascon Corinna Tsopei and Richard Harris citation needed References Edit a b Sandy Howard 80 produced A Man Called Horse Retrieved on May 18 2008 Producer behind A Man Called Horse dies CBC News Saturday May 17 2008 Retrieved on May 17 2008 Borseti Francesco 2016 It Cam from the 80s Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers McFarland pp 20 39 ISBN 9781476666044 a b c d Klein Richard December 21 1984 Producer Sandy Howard Buckles Under Debts Filing Bankruptcy Daily Variety a b Mack March 24 1976 Sky Riders Variety Producer Sandy Howard dies at 81 Variety May 16 2008 Spectrafilm Pacts With Howard For Trio Of Features Variety November 5 1986 pp 6 28 Fries Entertainment Heralds Deal To Sell Howard Pics Overseas Variety March 11 1987 p 28 Silverman Marie Saxon August 19 1987 Sandy Howard Eyes Down Under For Feature Coproduction Deal Variety pp 6 38 External links EditSandy Howard at BFI Sandy Howard at IMDb Obituary at Variety Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandy Howard amp oldid 1090251009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
