Ira Skutch
| Ira Skutch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ira Skutch, Jr. September 12, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2010 (aged 88) Silver Lake, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Director, producer |
| Years active | 1942-2008 |
| Children | Lindsay Rick |
Ira Skutch (September 12, 1921 – March 16, 2010) was an American director, producer and, in his later years, an author. Skutch became known to television audiences with credits producing and directing episodes of Kraft Television Theatre and The Philco Television Playhouse. Skutch also worked as an executive for Goodson-Todman Productions and was heavily involved in the creation and production of the game shows I've Got a Secret, Match Game and Concentration.
Ira Skutch, Jr. was born on September 12, 1921 in New York City, New York. Skutch was the oldest of three children born to parents Ira (1888–1945) and Ethel Skutch. He attended Dartmouth College where he graduated in 1941. Skutch had a younger brother, Robert Skutch, who also graduated from Dartmouth in 1946, and a younger sister Nancy.
Skutch started as a page in New York for the National Broadcasting Company. After a few years at NBC, Skutch became the stage manager on some of NBC's and network television's first regularly scheduled programs beginning with Hour Glass in 1946.Hour Glass was the first regularly scheduled variety series shown on network television.
After the end of Hour Glass in 1947, Skutch went on to become the stage manager of The Philco Television Playhouse. Skutch also worked as stage manager for the NBC shows NBC Television Theater, You Are an Artist and Kraft Television Theatre. Skutch also directed, produced and wrote several episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse.
In 1957, producer Mark Goodson hired Skutch to be on staff for Goodson-Todman Productions. One of Skutch's earliest work for Mark Goodson and Bill Todman was as a producer on the game show I've Got a Secret. Skutch also was one of several directors on the original NBC version of Match Game from 1962-1969 and became most notably the producer and judge of the more memorable CBS version of Match Game from 1973-1979, (including Match Game PM, 1975-1981) and resumed these same positions its daytime syndicated reincarnation from 1979-1982.
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