Ralph Senensky (born May 1, 1923) is an American television director and screenwriter. He studied at the
Pasadena Playhouse and worked as a stage director before directing for television.
Senensky directed multiple episodes for dozens of television shows from 1961 to 1988, including ''
The Fugitive'', the original series of ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...
'', ''
The Partridge Family
''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom created by Bernard Slade, which was broadcast in the United States from September 1970 to March 1974 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. After the final first-run telecast on ABC in March ...
'' and ''
The Waltons
''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural mountainous Western Virginia of the Appalachian Mountains / Allegheny Mountains / Blue Ridge Mountains chain, during the economic hardships and mass unemp ...
''. He
turned 100 on May 1, 2023.
Filmography
Films
Television
See also
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List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)
References
Further reading
"Ralph Senensky Directing Little Theater Production" ''Mason City Globe-Gazette''. January 5, 1949. p. 12
External links
*
at StarTrekHistory.com
Ralph's Trek- personal blog
Ralph's Cinema Trek: A Journey in Film - senensky.com- personal website
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1923 births
Living people
20th-century American Jews
21st-century American Jews
21st-century American screenwriters
People from Mason City, Iowa
Screenwriters from Iowa
American male bloggers
American bloggers
American male television writers
American television directors
American television writers
American men centenarians
Film directors from Iowa
Jewish centenarians
Jews from Iowa
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