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Max Liebman (1902–1981)

Producer | Director | Writer

Max Liebman (1902-1981) was a producer, director and composer who worked on Broadway but is best known for having created the TV variety show Your Show of Shows that made Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca stars and helped launch the careers of Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Nanette Fabray and the writers Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Mel Tolkin... See full bio »

Born:

in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now Austria

Died:

(age 78) in New York, USA
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1973 10 from Your Show of Shows (producer)
 
1962 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series) (coordinating producer)
 
1960-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Private Eye, Private Eye (1961) (producer)
– The American Cowboy (1960) (producer)
 
1960 American Cowboy (TV movie) (producer)
 
1958 The Sid Caesar Show (TV movie) (producer)
 
1956 Stanley (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– The New Year's Party (1956) (producer)
– Episode #1.1 (1956) (producer)
 
1954-1956 Max Liebman Spectaculars (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)
– Holiday (1956) (producer)
– Best Foot Forward (1954) (producer)
– Fanfare (1954) (producer)
– The Follies of Suzy (1954) (producer)
– Sunday in Town (1954) (producer)
 
1956 Max Liebman Presents: The Maurice Chevalier Show (TV movie) (producer)
 
1956 The Adventures of Marco Polo (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Dearest Enemy (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 The Great Waltz (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Promenade (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 The Desert Song (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: The Merry Widow (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 The Chocolate Soldier (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 A Connecticut Yankee (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Big Time (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Variety (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Naughty Marietta (TV movie) (producer)
 
1954 Babes in Toyland (TV movie) (producer)
 
1954 Max Liebman Presents: Spotlight (TV movie) (producer)
 
1954 Best Foot Forward (TV movie) (producer)
 
1954 Lady in the Dark (TV movie) (producer)
 
1954 Satins and Spurs (TV movie) (producer)
 
1950 The Star-Spangled Revue (TV movie) (producer)
 
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.1 (1950) (producer)
 
1949 The Admiral Broadway Revue (TV series) (producer - 18 episodes)
– Encore (1949) (producer)
– Episode #1.17 (1949) (producer)
– Episode #1.16 (1949) (producer)
– Some Place to Go (1949) (producer)
– Episode #1.14 (1949) (producer)
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Show ShowDirector (20 titles)
1973 10 from Your Show of Shows
 
1954-1956 Max Liebman Spectaculars (TV series)
– Holiday (1956)
– Fanfare (1954)
– The Follies of Suzy (1954)
– Sunday in Town (1954)
 
1956 Max Liebman Presents: The Maurice Chevalier Show (TV movie)
 
1956 The Adventures of Marco Polo (TV movie)
 
1955 The Great Waltz (TV movie)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Promenade (TV movie)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope (TV movie)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: The Merry Widow (TV movie)
 
1955 A Connecticut Yankee (TV movie)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Big Time (TV movie)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Variety (TV movie)
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Naughty Marietta (TV movie)
 
1954 Babes in Toyland (TV movie)
 
1954 Max Liebman Presents: Spotlight (TV movie)
 
1954 Best Foot Forward (TV movie)
 
1954 Lady in the Dark (TV movie)
 
1954 Satins and Spurs (TV movie)
 
1950 The Star-Spangled Revue (TV movie)
 
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
 
1949 The Admiral Broadway Revue (TV series)
– County Fair (1949)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1973 10 from Your Show of Shows (writer)
 
1954 Satins and Spurs (TV movie)
 
1949 The Admiral Broadway Revue (TV series)
– County Fair (1949) (written by)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn (music: "Pavlova" 1939 / lyrics: "Pavlova" 1939)
 
1944 Up in Arms (writer: "Theater Lobby Number" 1944, "Melody in 4-F" 1941, "Jive Number" 1944)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series) (composer: theme "Stars Over Broadway")
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Off to Buffalo (1939). Written by Max Liebman and Allen Boretz. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Directed by Melville Burke. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 21 Feb 1939- Feb 1939 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Matt Briggs, Frank Camp, Nat Cantor, Peggy Chamberlain, Dudley Clements, Joe Cook... See more »
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Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 493-495. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. See more »

Star Sign:

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