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Joshua White(II)

  • Director
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  • Writer
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Joshua White is known for Midnight Cowboy (1969), In Concert (1972) and Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965). He was previously married to Alice Playten.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    Midnight Cowboy
    7.8
    Movie
    • Special Effects(as Joshua Light Show)
    • 1969
    In Concert (1972)
    In Concert
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Sal Mineo and Juliet Prowse in Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)
    Who Killed Teddy Bear
    6.6
    Movie
    • Producer(as Josh White)
    • 1965
    Look What They've Done to My Song
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Director

    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
      Seinfeld
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1991–1998
    • Téa Leoni and Corey Parker in Flying Blind (1992)
      Flying Blind
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Nesmith Live
      8.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Carol Leifer: Really Big Shoo!
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1990
    • The Original Max Talking Headroom Show (1987)
      The Original Max Talking Headroom Show
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Patti LuPone and Martin Vidnovic in Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta (1984)
      Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1984
    • An Evening with Utopia (1983)
      An Evening with Utopia
      7.8
      Video
      • Director
      • 1983
    • The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
      The Pirates of Penzance
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Look What They've Done to My Song
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1979
    • Delta House (1979)
      Delta House
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1979
    • Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1979)
      Disco Beaver from Outer Space
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1979
    • Neil Diamond: The 'Thank You Australia' Concert (1976)
      Neil Diamond: The 'Thank You Australia' Concert
      6.8
      TV Special
      • executive director
      • 1976
    • In Concert (1972)
      In Concert
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1973

    Special Effects

    • Midsummer Rock
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • special effects director
      • 1970
    • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
      Midnight Cowboy
      7.8
      • special lighting effects (as Joshua Light Show)
      • 1969

    Writer

    • A Christmas Carol
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • television adaptation
      • 1981

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Joshua Light Show
    • Spouse
      • Alice PlaytenNovember 7, 1977 - June 26, 2011 (her death)

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was behind the legendary Joshua Light Show that accompanied concerts at the Fillmore East in the 1960s.

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