
Director
Kirk Browning
Born March 28, 1921 in New York City, New York, USADied February 10, 200878 films
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.
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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.
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Filmography
78 films as director- 2010Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy – Stravinsky & RachmaninovDirector
- 2006Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's EveDirector
- 2006The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln CenterDirector
- 2000Death of a SalesmanDirector
- 1998A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World PremiereDirector
- 1996New York City Opera: The Merry WidowDirector
- 1992Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie HallDirector
- 1991Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of ChicagoDirector
- 1991The Grapes of WrathDirector
- 1990New York City Opera: A Little Night MusicDirector
- 1990William Shakespeare's HamletDirector
- 1989Show BoatDirector
- 1989Our TownDirector
- 1988An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano PavarottiDirector
- 1988A Walk in the WoodsDirector
- 1987The House of Blue LeavesDirector
- 1987TurandotDirector
- 1986Die FledermausDirector
- 1986CandideDirector
- 1986New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s DreamDirector
- 1985The Gospel at ColonusDirector
- 1985ToscaDirector
- 1984You Can't Take it With YouDirector
- 1984La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan OperaDirector
- 1983ErnaniDirector
- 1983Alice in WonderlandDirector
- 1983The Metropolitan Opera Centennial GalaDirector
- 1982The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and GretelDirector
- 1982Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan OperaDirector
- 1982Fifth of JulyDirector
- 1982Horowitz in LondonDirector
- 1982Ian McKellen: Acting ShakespeareDirector
- 1982WorkingDirector
- 1982IdomeneoDirector
- 1982Puccini: La bohèmeDirector
- 1981Il tritticoDirector
- 1981Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Live on StageDirector
- 1981L'Elisir d'AmoreDirector
- 1981Elixir of LoveDirector
- 1981Samson et DalilaDirector
- 1980Big BlondeDirector
- 1980Puccini: Manon LescautDirector
- 1980Don CarloDirector
- 1979Luisa Miller: Metropolitan OperaDirector
- 1979Don PasqualeDirector
- 1978Tosca - Metropolitan OperaDirector
- 1978TartuffeDirector
- 1978Cavalleria Rusticana/PagliacciDirector
- 1978The Metropolitan Opera: Don GiovanniDirector
- 1978Horowitz at the White HouseDirector
- 1977The Royal FamilyDirector
- 1977RigolettoDirector
- 1977The Prince of HomburgDirector
- 1977La BohèmeDirector
- 1976The Taming of the ShrewDirector
- 1976New York City Opera: The Barber of SevilleDirector
- 1976Copland Conducts CoplandDirector
- 1976The Time of Your LifeDirector
- 1976La TraviataDirector
- 1975The Rules of the GameDirector
- 1975Ceremonies in Dark Old MenDirector
- 1974A Touch of the PoetDirector
- 1974June MoonDirector
- 1974EnemiesDirector
- 1974The Daughter of the RegimentDirector
- 1969The Violent UniverseDirector
- 1967Damn YankeesDirector
- 1967Lizzie BordenDirector
- 1963Amahl and the Night VisitorsDirector
- 1962Noah and the FloodDirector
- 1960Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'Director
- 1958The Christmas TreeDirector
- 1957MayerlingDirector
- 1956The LetterDirector
- 1955Amahl and the Night VisitorsDirector
- 1951Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: WagnerDirector
- 1951Amahl and the Night VisitorsDirector
- 1951Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, BrahmsDirector