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Life and career

Dubin was born Charles Samuel Dubronevski in

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, New York (state), New York, to a Russian Jewish family. He attended Samuel J. Tilden High School, and first became interested in the arts by wanting to pursue a career as an opera singer. After graduating from high school, he attended Brooklyn College, studying drama, and acted in a number of stage productions, before graduating in 1941.Charles S. Dubin Movies & TV
''The New York Times'' He then attended Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan studying stage managing and directing. He continued to act and sing in stage productions working as an understudy. In 1950, he was hired by American Broadcasting Company, ABC, as an associate director and, within a few months, was soon promoted to head director, later going on to direct a number of notable series spanning 30 years. In 1958, Dubin was named in the Hollywood blacklist. He refused to testify and he was never cited for contempt, but was fired by NBC. He directed more episodes of the popular 1970s television comedy ''

'' than anyone else. Dubin retired in 1991 at the age of 70, after 39 years in television and 48 years in entertainment. His last television directing credit was the series ''Father Dowling Mysteries'' starring Tom Bosley.

Marriage

He was married to Daphne Elliott, with whom he had two children. They divorced in 1975. Later he married author and filmmaker Mary Lou Chayes,

Death

On September 5, 2011, Dubin died of natural causes, he was 92 years old.TV director Charles Dubin dies
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References

External links

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Charles S. Dubin interview
Archive of American Television {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubin, Charles S. 1919 births 2011 deaths American people of Russian-Jewish descent American television directors Brooklyn College alumni Daytime Emmy Award winners People from Brooklyn Directors Guild of America Award winners Samuel J. Tilden High School alumni Film directors from New York City