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Gary Smith(1935-2025)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Felicia Day, creator and star of web phenomenon The Guild, wins a Streamy Award for Best Female Actor in Comedy Web Series and makes a heartfelt speech that resonates with the independent spirit driving the creativity of the web. As the first and most prestigious awards devoted to honoring excellence in web television, the Streamy Awards identify and celebrate the pioneers laying the groundwork for a new and dynamic entertainment medium.
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The 1st Annual Streamy Awards
Gary Smith was born on 7 January 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978), The Judy Garland Show (1963) and The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997). He was married to Maxine Lengel. He died on 18 July 2025 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 7, 1935
DiedJuly 18, 2025(90)
BornJanuary 7, 1935
DiedJuly 18, 2025(90)
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  • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
    • 9 wins & 29 nominations total

Known for

Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
8.7
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1978
Judy Garland and Peggy Lee in The Judy Garland Show (1963)
The Judy Garland Show
8.9
TV Series
  • Producer
The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997)
The 51st Annual Tony Awards
7.1
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1997
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
8.2
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1971

Credits

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Producer

  • Taye Diggs and Jessica Uberuaga in Incarnation (2022)
    Incarnation
    3.0
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Flimflam and Gorky in The Flimflam and Gorky Show (2020)
    The Flimflam and Gorky Show
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • My Music: A '60s Pop Flashback - Hullabaloo (2013)
    My Music: A '60s Pop Flashback - Hullabaloo
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Streisand: Live in Concert (2009)
    Streisand: Live in Concert
    8.1
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 2009
  • AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
    AFI Life Achievement Award
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2001–2008
  • AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres
    7.3
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2008
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2006
  • L.A. Holiday Celebration
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 2005
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases
    7.7
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • 45th Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004)
    Emmy's Greatest Moments
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • The 57th Annual Tony Awards
    6.8
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
    7.3
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2003

Writer

  • The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001)
    The 55th Annual Tony Awards
    6.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • ...And So This Is Christmas
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • Disney's American Teacher Awards
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1999
  • The Snowden, Raggedy Ann and Andy Holiday Show (1998)
    The Snowden, Raggedy Ann and Andy Holiday Show
    7.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1998
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1998
  • 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Snowden on Ice (1997)
    Snowden on Ice
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1997
  • The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997)
    The 51st Annual Tony Awards
    7.1
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton: Treasures (1996)
    Dolly Parton: Treasures
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1996
  • Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary (1996)
    Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary
    7.5
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996)
    The 50th Annual Tony Awards
    7.5
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon (1996)
    Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
    7.2
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Dolly Parton, Clint Black, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, and Hank Williams Jr. in Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary (1996)
    Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary
    7.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995)
    The 49th Annual Tony Awards
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards
    4.6
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1994

Director

  • Streisand: Live in Concert (2009)
    Streisand: Live in Concert
    8.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2009
  • The 1st Annual Streamy Awards (2009)
    The 1st Annual Streamy Awards
    5.2
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2009
  • AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres
    7.3
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2008
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2007
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2006
  • L.A. Holiday Celebration
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2005
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases
    7.7
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2005
  • 45th Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004)
    Emmy's Greatest Moments
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2004
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2004
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
    7.3
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Bob Hope in 100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003)
    100 Years of Hope and Humor
    6.3
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2003
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
    6.6
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2002
  • I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
    I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special
    7.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2001
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001)
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2001

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The 1st Annual Streamy Awards
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The 1st Annual Streamy Awards

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  • Born
    • January 7, 1935
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 18, 2025
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Maxine Lengel1971 - July 18, 2025 (his death, 2 children)

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    Father of Zack David Smith (born in 1978) of Santa Monica, California. Father-in-law of Leah Kate Altman (born in 1982) of Santa Monica, California.

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