Norman Weissman
Norman Weissman (born 1925) is a writer, director, and producer of motion pictures and television shows. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
Motion picture and television career
Weissman has been employed in motion pictures and television, writing, directing and producing more than four hundred TV series programs, television specials, documentaries and theatrical productions. He has had extensive experience with network and syndicated shows, including Fireside Theater, Four Star Playhouse, Armstrong Circle Theater, and the Lloyd Bridges TV series.
Early credits
Weissman's early credits include writing network radio and TV shows such as:
- The Shadow
- The Private Files of Matthew Bell with Joseph Cotten
- Cafe Istanbul with Marlene Dietrich, and Studio One
A trilogy for the USIA in 1951 were well received when shown to overseas audiences:
- Wilderness Library
- School of the Ozarks
- Ozark Newspaperwoman
He wrote the American Profiles TV series distributed by BBC and the USIA, and the CBS TV Eye on the World Pilot program with Walter Cronkite.
Theatrical credits
His theatrical credits include writing and editing Scuba with Lloyd Bridges, an Avco-Embassy-CineFilm release; writing and production managing Pepi Columbus with Joseph Meinrad, produced by Ernest Heusermann of the Stadt Theater, Vienna; and writing and directing film segments for the CBS Will Rogers, Jr. TV morning show.
TV specials
Weissman wrote and directed the following TV specials:
- Ninety Days to Nowhere
- Task Force 77
- A Man Called Skipper
- Muhammed Ali Victorious
- Men For All Seasons
- A Single Step
- Invisible World Beneath our Seas
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- Taming of A virus
- The Next Step
- The Silent Killer
- The Education of John Weems
- The Hunters
Awards
Norman Weissman has won numerous film festival awards including three American Film Festivals, a CHRIS Award and one Academy Award nomination. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America.
Books
Norman Weissman has also authored six books.
- "Snapshots USA" (2008) Hammonasset House Books, Mystic CT.
- "Acceptable Losses" (2008) Hammonasset House Books, Mystic CT.
- "My Exuberant Voyage" (2009) Hammonasset House Books, Mystic CT.
- "Oh Palestine" (2014) Hammonasset House Books, Mystic CT
- "The Prodigy" (2015) Hammonasset House Books, Mystic CT
- "The Patriot" (2018) Hammonasset House Books, Mystic CT
Archives & Collections
Norman Weissman's books and papers are archived at the Yale Collection of American Literature at the Beinecke Library. Twelve of his documentaries are archived at the Yale Film Study Center.