Norman Macdonnell

Norman Macdonnell
Born
Norman Scarth Macdonnell

(1916-11-08)November 8, 1916
Pasadena, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 1979(1979-11-28) (aged 63)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television producer, radio director
Years active1938–1975
Spouse
Judith Estelle Murray
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(m. 1946)​
Children1

Norman Scarth Macdonnell (November 8, 1916 – November 28, 1979) was an American producer for radio, television, and feature films. He is best known for co-creating with writer John Meston the Western series Gunsmoke, which was broadcast on CBS Radio from 1952 to 1961, and on television from 1955 to 1975.

Other radio series that Macdonnell either produced, directed, or at various times wrote scripts for include Suspense, Escape, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Fort Laramie, Rogers of the Gazette, and Have Gun – Will Travel.[1][2][3] He was also a long-time executive producer for the NBC television series The Virginian.

  1. ^ Dunning, John. (1976). Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925-1976. Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN 0-13-932616-2, pp. 12, 185, 215, 259-60, 268, 518, 584.
  2. ^ "Rogers of the Gazette" (PDF). Old-Time Radio. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "CBS Mystery Series", Broadcasting (Washington, D.C.), advertised on cover as "The Newsweekly of Television and Radio Telecasting", June 13, 1949, p. 58, col. 3. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California. Retrieved November 26, 2018.