Dave Wilson
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Dave Wilson (ca.1932-June 30, 2002) was an American television director, best known for his work as the director of the NBC program Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1986 and 1989 to 1995. Wilson retired at the end of the show's 20th season, and also appeared on-screen as part of comedy sketches that took place in the show's control room.
During his SNL tenure, Wilson was nominated for an Emmy award for the Paul Simon episode during SNL's second year.
[edit] Non-SNL related work
Also at NBC, Wilson served as a director for the late-night music performance program Sunday Night during its two season run from 1988 to 1990 [1], and for many other live events as well, including the Miss America Pageant.
[edit] Death
Wilson died of an aortic aneurysm in Parsippany, New Jersey.
| Preceded by None |
Saturday Night Live director 1975 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Paul Miller |
| Preceded by Paul Miller |
Saturday Night Live director 1989 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Beth McCarthy-Miller |
[edit] References
- ^ "Sunday Night", Internet Movie Database, episodes #104 (1988), #113 (1989), #114 (1989), 121 (1989)
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