John Rich

Birth Name:

John Rich

Birth Place:

Rockaway Beach, New York, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer

Best known for directing TV sitcoms, notably "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "All in the Family․"
Filmed an interracial kiss scene in the 1970s, a sequence that challenged societal norms at the time
Graduated from the University of Michigan, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a master's degree in English
Served as a navigator in the Army Air Force during World War II
Quote: "I didn't want to be categorized as an electronic director or a film director - I was a director of stories․"
Quote: "If you're old, you're seen as a threat․"
Quote: "You can learn more from a bad director than you can from a good director․"
Participated in the Directors Guild of America for more than 50 years

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