William O. Harbach(1919-2017)
- Producer
- Director
- Actor
William O. Harbach was born on 12 October 1919 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Julie Andrews Hour (1972), Gypsy in My Soul (1976) and The Hollywood Palace (1964). He was married to Barbara Schmid Vought, Fay Caulkins Palmer and Laurie Douglas. He died on 18 December 2017 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Producer
Director
Actor
- Alternative names
- Bill Harbach
- Born
- Died
- December 18, 2017
- Fairfield, Connecticut, USA(undisclosed)
- SpousesBarbara Schmid Vought1981 - 2016 (her death)
- Other worksVincent Youmans, Frank Mandel, Caesar and his musical, "No, No Nanette," was performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Dennis Day, Barbara Britton, Helen Gallagher, Lililan Hayman, Jerry Andes and Cynthia Parva. John Lowe III was director.
- TriviaSigned by MGM as a contract player in 1945, until MGM canceled its contract-player program in 1948. Returning to New York, having met Kay Thompson at MGM, he became her "aide de camp", managing her nightclub act with the Williams Brothers. Joined NBC-TV as a film cutter, editing commercial film ads for insertion into programming commercial breaks. He remained as an editor for three years. He was promoted to stage manager, then director. When The Tonight Show (1953) with Steve Allen was initiated, Harbach was working on the show. Allen didn't get along with his first producer and made Harbach his show producer. Kay Thompson was able to get one of her Williams Brothers, Andy Williams, signed as a permanent weekly musical performer on Allen's show.
- Nicknames
- Bill
- Billy
- Salary
- (1944)$250 / week
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