Stan Harris
Stan Harris was a longtime Canadian TV director and producer. Harris began his prolific live music and comedy directing career at The CBC in Toronto and worked with the likes of Norman Jewison, Arthur Hiller, and Eric Till. Harris directed Canada's Hit Parade and the Nat King Cole Special, Wild Is Love.
Stan Harris was a longtime Canadian TV director and producer. Harris began his prolific live music and comedy directing career at The CBC in Toronto and worked with the likes of Norman Jewison, Arthur Hiller, and Eric Till. Harris directed Canada's Hit Parade and the Nat King Cole Special, Wild Is Love.
Harris started his career in the DGA with The Milton Berle Show, The Garry Moore Show and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. He went on to direct networks TV specials featuring George Burns, Jack Benny, Johnny Cash, Duke Ellington, David Bowie, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Blondie, and John Wayne. He also directed The 22nd Annual Tony Awards and the CableAce Awards. Regarding series, Harris produced and directed The Midnight Special for NBC, The Music Scene for ABC and dozens of episodes of The Mancini Generation.
Harris once told son Danny he not only loved his family and career, but that his life "had surpassed his dreams."
He is survived by his TV writer wife Fai Harris, whom he married in 1956, daughters Lauren and Jayne and son Danny, all of whom are in the TV business, as well as grandchildren Alexandra, Kate, Samantha, Emma, Andrew and Jeremy and great grandchildren Jonah and Bea.
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