John Newland
| John Newland | |
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November 23, 1917 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Died | January 10, 2000 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Director, actor, television producer, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Helena deCastro Palomino Areta (m. 1967 - his death) |
John Newland (November 23, 1917 – January 10, 2000) was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Newland began his career as a teenager in vaudeville. After moving to New York City to study acting, he served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he signed with Warner Bros. but was relegated to playing bit parts. By the early 1950s, Newland began to focus solely on television roles, appearing in several episodes of Studio One, The Philco Television Playhouse, Tales of Tomorrow, Kraft Television Theatre, and Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.
After directing episodes of Letter to Loretta in 1953, Newland went on to direct two episodes of Bachelor Father, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Thriller (US TV series).
His feature film directorial debut That Night! (1957) was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards.
In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ended its run in 1961 and Newland later hosted its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978.
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