Alan Pultz (July 7, 1937 – October 25, 2001) was an American television director whose work was confined to the small screen. For many years he directed episodes of General Hospital.
Background Born in New York, he attended the University of North Carolina. He was also in the U.S. Navy and achieved the rank of lieutenant.Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2001 - Obituaries | PASSINGS, Alan L. Pultz, 64; Director of ABC's 'General Hospital' While in the navy, he was part of the team that recovered Alan Shepard who was the first astronaut in space.Variety, November 6, 2001 - >Scene >People News, Alan Pultz
Career Early in his career he was a theater manager, and progressed to production assistant and associate director. Some of the programs he worked on were The Jimmy Dean Show and Who Do You Trust?. As a director, his early work included A Time for Us and One Life to Live.Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2001 - Obituaries | PASSINGS, Alan L. Pultz, 64; Director of ABC's 'General Hospital' Working with producer, Gloria Monty he directed episodes of ABC Daytime's General Hospital for twenty two years.Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2, By Vincent Terrace - Page 162 964 GENERAL HOSPITALObituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001, By Harris M. Lentz III - Page 237 Pultz, Alan Other directorial works include Return To Peyton Place and The Best of Everything.Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001, By Harris M. Lentz III - Pultz, Alan He worked on Dark Shadows as an associate director,The Dark Shadows Almanac: Millennium Edition, By Kathryn Leigh Scott, Jim Pierson - TV SERIES PRODUCTION CREDITS
In 1967, he worked on Dark Shadows as an assistant director. The three episodes he worked on aired from April to August.TV.com - CREDITS, Associate Director In 1993, both Pultz and William Ludel received the Daytime Drama award for their work on General Hospital.Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1996 - 'Apollo 13' DGA Win Yields No Oscar Clues - ROBERT W. WELKOS
Death Pultz died in his sleep on October 25, 2001, at his home in Encino, California. He was buried in Lebanon, Connecticut. He was survived by Doris, his wife and a brother and sister.Variety, November 6, 2001 - >Scene >People News, Alan Pultz
Awards and nominations
Pultz was nominated for 8 Daytime Emmy Awards (his first nomination was shared with Marlene Laird/Marlene Laird and Phil Sogard) and won 3 times. He won a Directors Guild of America Award in 1996 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Serials - Daytime.
References
Other Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2001 - Obituaries, Alan L. Pultz, 64; Director of ABC's 'General Hospital' Variety, November 6, 2001 - Alan Pultz We Love Soaps, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - NOMINEES: Directors Guild of America Awards The Free Library - MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR TV DIRECTOR PULTZ.
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