Linda Day | |
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Born |
Linda Brickner August 12, 1938 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | October 23, 2009 Georgetown, Texas, U.S. |
(aged 71)
Occupation | Television Director |
Years active | 1960–2003 |
Linda Day (August 12, 1938 – October 23, 2009) was an American television director, working for the most part in situation comedies.
Day was born as Linda Brickner in Los Angeles, the daughter of Roy Brickner, a film editor.
In addition to an Emmy Award nomination, she has received a Humanitas prize and was honored by the Directors Guild of America for paving the way for women in television; she has worked on 350 episodes and 50 series.
Linda Day died, aged 71, from cancer in Georgetown, Texas. She was survived by her husband, L. Steve Varnum; her daughter, Heidi Gutman and her sister, Nancy Riley.