Larry Auerbach

Larry Auerbach (February 10, 1923 – December 20, 2014) was an American television director. He was born in The Bronx, New York.

Auerbach's career as a director coincided with the early years of television and the organization of the fledgling medium's directors during the first years after the Second World War.

A director for half a century, he was a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and one of its predecessors, the Radio and Television Directors Guild, which merged with the Screen Directors Guild in 1960 to form today's DGA. He was a former National Vice President of the DGA, as well as member of its National Board.

After a brief career in radio and later as a television stage manager for pioneering shows including Studs' Place with Studs Terkel and Kukla, Fran & Ollie, Auerbach became the first director of Mr. Wizard in 1951, following a brief stint on Zoo Parade, a live program from the Chicago Zoo with Marlin Perkins that predated the long-running Wild Kingdom.

In September 1951, Auerbach was hired to be the first director of the soap opera Love of Life on the CBS network. With Auerbach as the principal director, Love of Life was part of the early careers of actors Frances Sternhagen, Paul Michael Glaser, Christopher Reeve, Roy Scheider, Bonnie Bedelia, Jessica Walter, Nancy Marchand, Ray Wise, Jonathan Frakes,Warren Beatty and Peter Falk.

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