Beverly Sebastian is an American film director, writer, and

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whose

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in the 1970s and 1980s were predominantly exploitation pictures similar to the work of

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and other directors in the 1960s at independent studios like

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. Her husband,

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, often co-directed with her. After directing ''Running Cool'' in 1993, she and her husband retired to Florida. As of 2012, Sebastian runs the ''Greyhound Foundation'' which saves

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dogs retired from racing, gives them medical assistance and trains them with prisoners.

Director and writer filmography

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'' (1993) *'' American Angels: Baptism of Blood'' (1989) *'' 'Gator Bait II: Cajun Justice'' (1988) *'' Rocktober Blood'' (1984) *''

On the Air Live with Captain Midnight ''On the Air Live with Captain Midnight'' is a 1979 American comedy-drama film directed by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian with Tracy Sebastian as Marvin Ziegler, also known as Captain Midnight (not to be confused with the Captain Midnight s ...

'' (1979) *''

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'' (1979) *''

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'' (1975) *''

'Gator Bait ''Gator Bait'' (U.K. title: ''Swamp Bait'') is a 1974 film written, produced, and directed by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian. The film starred former Playboy "Playmate of the Year" Claudia Jennings. It was followed by the sequel '' 'Gato ...

'' (1974) *'' The Single Girls'' (1974) *''

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'' (1972) *''Red, White and Blue'' (1971)

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