Richard Michaels (born February 15, 1936, in

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) is a retired American

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and TV show director and producer whose career spanned five decades. His directing credits include the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the TV movies '' Once an Eagle'' (1976), ''Homeward Bound'' (1980 TV movie)', '' The Children Nobody Wanted'' (1981), '' Sadat'' (1983), '' Silence of the Heart'' (1984), '' Rockabye'' (1986), '' I'll Take Manhattan'' (1987),''Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean'' (1990) (

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was nominated for an

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and a

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for her portrayal of Leona Helmsley), '' Father and Scout'' (1994).

Personal life

Marriages

Michaels has been married three times. His first was to Toby Michaels from 1959 to 1962. His second marriage was to actress Kristina Hansen in 1964; they divorced in 1972. In 1986 he married Judith Penrod; they currently reside in Makena,

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Relationship with Elizabeth Montgomery

Michaels was one of the directors of the TV series ''

'' in the 1960s and early 1970s. Actress

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was the star of the show and her husband William Asher served as producer. During the show's last season in 1971, Montgomery and Michaels, friends and working partners since 1964, fell in love and began a romantic relationship, subsequently moving in together. The affair was the end of both their marriages and, because Asher and Montgomery's company Ashmont produced ''Bewitched'', it was also the end of the show. Michaels and Montgomery were together 2½ years.

Children

Michaels has a son, Gregory Michaels, and a daughter, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, with Hansen. Michaels-Beerbaum was born on December 26, 1969, and is an Olympic

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who lives in

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. She won team bronze in Rio in 2016.

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