Cue the Bunny on the Rainbow: Tales from TV's Most Prolific Sitcom Director (Television and Popular Culture) - Hardcover

Rafkin, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815605420 ISBN 13: 9780815605423

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1998

Synopsis

For director Alan Rafkin, television is probably the silliest and most volatile business in the world. Yet whether he was catching a pie in the face or working with an array of eccentric and talented stars, Rafkin was addicted to television from day one. In this autobiography, Rafkin recounts his behind-the-scenes experience working in over 80 different television series. Some of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, such as <i>The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, M*A*S*H, Murphy Brown, </i>and <i>Coach</i> adorn his directorial resume and illuminate Rafkin's ability to change with the times and persevere in the young world of show business. He recounts how directing strung-out actors and dodging their blows made life on the set a world unto itself. Rafkin further describes how having a good sense of humor helped him survive three divorces and three open-heart surgeries.

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About the Author

<b>Alan Rafkin</b>, an Emmy award-winning television director, has more than eighty television series to his credit. After a career that has spanned four decades he now lives in Rancho Mirage, California, and Rollins, Montana. This is his first book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815605420
• ISBN 13: 9780815605423
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 179