Bruce Bilson


Bruce Bilson is an American film and television director. He is most notable for his work as a regular director on the spy spoof Get Smart. He won the 1967-68 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the third season Get Smart episode "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye".

Life and career

Bilson was born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents. His mother, Hattie Bilson, was an American screenwriter, and his father, George Bilson, was an English producer/writer/director. His brother, Malcolm is a fortepianist and professor of piano at Cornell University.
Bilson graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1950.

Family

Bilson married Mona Weichman on August 31, 1955; they divorced in 1976. They had two children, Danny Bilson, a film and video game writer/producer and father of Rachel Bilson, and Julie Ahlberg, a film producer.
Bilson married Renne Jarrett in 1981.

Filmography

Film