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Gene Saks

Director

Gene Saks

Born November 8, 1921 in New York City, New York, USADied March 28, 20158 films

Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues.

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The Odd Couple posterFirst watchThe Odd Couple19687.4In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Barefoot in the Park poster7.1Barefoot in the Park1967Cactus Flower poster7.2Cactus Flower1969Brighton Beach Memoirs poster6.6Brighton Beach Memoirs1986

Filmography

8 films as director
  1. 1995Bye Bye BirdieDirector
  2. 1991A Fine RomanceDirector
  3. 1986Brighton Beach MemoirsDirector
  4. 1974MameDirector
  5. 1972Last of the Red Hot LoversDirector
  6. 1969Cactus FlowerDirector
  7. 1968The Odd CoupleDirector
  8. 1967Barefoot in the ParkDirector