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Philip S. Goodman, a film, television and stage writer and director, passed away at his residence here.
Goodman, who wrote episodes of the 1950s and 1960s TV shows such as "Profiles in Courage", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", and "Johnny Staccato", died on Saturday, reports variety.com.
He directed the 1963 feature "We Shall Return", which centered on anti-Castro Cuban fighters in Miami and starred Cesar Romero.
At the Actors’ Studio, where he was a member of the Directors Group, Goodman directed workshops of his plays “Love Is a Candy Cane” and “This Notoriety Business”.
Goodman wrote and directed television documentaries and industrial films for many years. In 1970, he wrote three episodes of National Educational Television’s “Our Vanishing Wilderness”, one of the first series on television to focus on environmental issues.
He also directed TV commercials for Coca-Cola, RCA, Revlon and Rheingold beer, among many others.
He is survived by his daughter Jody, a lawyer, son Nicholas, a film producer, and two grand-children.
(Source: IANS)
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