Art Fisher(1934-1984)

Director
Producer
Writer

He is known as the first director to apply chroma key (aka green screen) technology in his Cher Specials. His prodigy David Grossman went on to become a leading TV director, as he is co-head director of Desperate Housewives with Larry Shaw. Art is survived by his son Zachary and two daughters Shari and Dani.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total

Known for

The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour

7.1

TV Series

Director

Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight

8.8

TV Special

Director

1977

The Andy Williams Show

7.9

TV Series

Director

The Krofft Supershow

7.1

TV Series

Director

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Director

The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection
7.6
Video
- Director (video "Half-Breed")
- 2004
The Cracker Brothers
8.2
TV Movie
- Director
- 1984
Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.'s
TV Special
- Director
- 1983
That's TV
TV Movie
- Director
- 1982
The Suzanne Somers Special
9.3
TV Special
- Director
- 1982
The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special I
8.0
TV Special
- Director
- 1980
Pink Lady
4.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1980
Siegfried and Roy
TV Special
- Director
- 1980
Cher: Love & Pain
5.1
Music Video
- Director
- 1979
Cher: Take Me Home
6.5
Music Video
- Director
- 1979
Cher: Hell on Wheels
7.1
Music Video
- Director
- 1979
Cher... and Other Fantasies
8.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1979
Donny and Marie
6.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1975–1978
Le monde merveilleux de Disney
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
2.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1978

Producer

Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.'s
TV Special
- producer
- 1983
That's TV
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 1982
The Suzanne Somers Special
9.3
TV Special
- producer
- 1982
The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special I
8.0
TV Special
- producer
- 1980
Pink Lady
4.2
TV Series
- production consultant
- 1980
Siegfried and Roy
TV Special
- producer
- 1980
Cher... and Other Fantasies
8.1
TV Movie
- producer
- 1979
Donny and Marie
6.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1975–1978
Cher... Special
8.8
TV Special
- producer
- 1978
Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
8.8
TV Special
- producer
- 1977
The Krofft Supershow
7.1
TV Series
- supervising producer
- 1976
Monsanto Presents Mancini
TV Special
- producer
- 1971

Writer

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Born
- February 6, 1934
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- February 22, 1984
- Thousand Oaks, California, USA(helicopter crash)

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Killed on February 22, 1984 when his helicopter collided with two cables supported by 150 foot tall twin towers in Thousand Oaks, California. It then went out of control and crashed in a 15 foot deep drainage ditch and burned. He had been cited two days earlier by the NTSB for "careless and reckless operation of an aircraft." Also killed in the crash was Dr. James Bruce Rushton, a dentist from Bel-Air. Fisher was giving Dr. Rushton a flying lesson.