Kirk Browning
Born: 1921-03-28 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2008-02-10
Known For: Directing
Biography
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. 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2010
2006
- The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center ... (Director)
- Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve ... (Director)
2000
- Death of a Salesman ... (Director)
1998
1996
- New York City Opera: The Merry Widow ... (Director)
1992
- Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall ... (Director)
1991
- The Grapes of Wrath ... (Director)
- Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago ... (Director)
1990
- William Shakespeare's Hamlet ... (Director)
- New York City Opera: A Little Night Music ... (Director)
1989
- Our Town ... (Director)
1988
- A Walk in the Woods ... (Director)
- An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti ... (Director)
1987
- Turandot ... (Director)
- The House of Blue Leaves ... (Director)
1986
- Candide ... (Director)
- Die Fledermaus ... (Director)
- New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream ... (Director)
1985
- The Gospel at Colonus ... (Director)
- Tosca ... (Director)
1984
- La Forza del Destino ... (Director)
- You Can't Take it With You ... (Director)
1983
- Alice in Wonderland ... (Director)
- Ernani ... (Director)
- The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala ... (Director)
- Lucia di Lammermoor ... (Director)
1982
- American Playhouse ... (Director)
- Working ... (Director)
- The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel ... (Director)
- Fifth of July ... (Director)
- Idomeneo ... (Director)
- Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare ... (Director)
- Puccini: La bohème ... (Director)
- Horowitz in London ... (Director)
1981
- Elixir of Love ... (Director)
- Snow White Live ... (Director)
- L'Elisir d'Amore ... (Director)
- Samson et Dalila ... (Director)
- Il trittico ... (Director)
1980
- Big Blonde ... (Director)
- Puccini: Manon Lescaut ... (Director)
- Don Carlo ... (Director)
1979
- Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera ... (Director)
- Don Pasquale ... (Director)
1978
- Tartuffe ... (Director)
- Tosca ... (Director)
- The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni ... (Director)
- Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci ... (Director)
- Horowitz at the White House ... (Director)
1977
- The Prince of Homburg ... (Director)
- Rigoletto ... (Director)
- The Royal Family ... (Director)
- La Bohème ... (Director)
1976
- The Taming of the Shrew ... (Director)
- The Time of Your Life ... (Director)
- New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville ... (Director)
- Copland Conducts Copland ... (Director)
- La Traviata ... (Director)
1975
- The Rules of the Game ... (Director)
- Ceremonies in Dark Old Men ... (Director)
1974
- June Moon ... (Director)
- Enemies ... (Director)
- A Touch of the Poet ... (Director)
- The Daughter of the Regiment ... (Director)
1971
- Great Performances ... (Director)
1969
- The Violent Universe ... (Director)
1967
- Damn Yankees ... (Director)
1963
- Amahl and the Night Visitors ... (Director)
1962
- Noah and the Flood ... (Director)
1960
1959
- Startime ... (Director)
1958
- Shirley Temple's Storybook ... (Director)
- The Christmas Tree ... (Director)
1957
- Mayerling ... (Director)
1955
- Amahl and the Night Visitors ... (Director)
1954
- Producers' Showcase ... (Director)
1953
- The United States Steel Hour ... (Director)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame ... (Director)
- Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms ... (Director)
- Amahl and the Night Visitors ... (Director)
- Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner ... (Director)