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Peter Tewksbury was an American film and television director who directed Sunday in New York with Jane Fonda in 1963, the Father Knows Best TV series, and a pair of Elvis Presley movies. He directed the entire first season of the television situation comedy My Three Sons and also frequently served as a producer and writer for the series. He also created It's a Man's World, a TV series that aired from September 1962 to January 1963, and collaborated with J.D. Salinger on a film adaptation of the author's "For Esmé—with Love and Squalor", which was never produced after a casting dispute between the two men.
Birth Name
Henry Peter Tewksbury
Born
Wednesday, 21 March 1923
Died
Thursday, 20 February 2003
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Fitzpatricks | 1977 |
| Second Chance | 1972 |
| Nichols | 1971 |
| Nanny and the Professor | 1970 |
| The Trouble with Girls | 1969 |
| Stay Away, Joe | 1968 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 |
| Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! | 1967 |
| Emil and the Detectives | 1964 |
| Sunday in New York | 1963 |
| It's a Man's World | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | 1961 |
| My Three Sons | 1960 |
| Too Young to Go Steady | 1959 |
| Lux Playhouse | 1958 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | 1957 |
| Telephone Time | 1956 |
| The People's Choice | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | 1954 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1951 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| It's a Man's World | 1962 |
| My Three Sons | 1960 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Direction - Half Hour or Less | Nominated |
