Steven Hilliard Stern (November 1, 1937 – June 27, 2018) was a

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and documentary

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, producer and

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Biography

Stern attended

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and served in the Canadian Infantry before inaugurating his directing career. He began his career in advertising, writing and directing radio and TV commercials, then moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s where he wrote for the

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variety show, ''

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''. The bulk of Stern's output was in the field of

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, both in the

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and Canada, focusing on

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, noir

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and occasionally,

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. Some film credits may appear as Steve Stern and Steven H. Stern rather than the full middle name. Stern died in

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, on June 27, 2018, age 80.

Filmography

*1971: '' B.S. I Love You'' *1972: '' Lo B'Yom V'Lo B'Layla'' *1974: ''

Harrad Summer ''Harrad Summer'' is a 1974 film sequel to the 1973 film '' The Harrad Experiment'', directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. The film follows Harrad College students Stanley, Sheila, Harry, and Beth as they spend summer vacation together to get to k ...

'' **a.k.a. ''Love All Summer'' (USA: video title) **a.k.a. ''Student Union'' *1975: ''

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? ''I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?'' (original USA theatrical name ''Kill My Wife, Please'') is a 1975 black comedy movie directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, and starring Bob Dishy and Joanna Barnes. Originally Peter Sellers was to be cast as the l ...

'' **a.k.a. ''Kill My Wife Please'' *1977: ''Escape from Bogen County'' *1978: ''The Ghost of Flight 401'' *1978: ''Doctors' Private Lives'' *1978: ''Getting Married'' *1979: ''Fast Friends'' *1979: ''Anatomy of a Seduction'' *1979: ''Young Love, First Love'' *1979: ''

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'' **a.k.a. ''Le vainqueur'' (Canada: French title) *1980: ''Portrait of an Escort'' **a.k.a. ''Professional Date'' (USA) *1981: ''Miracle on Ice'' *1981: ''

The Devil and Max Devlin ''The Devil and Max Devlin'' is a 1981 American fantasy– comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby and Susan Anspach. The film was considered to be controversi ...

'' *1981: ''A Small Killing'' *1982: ''The Ambush Murders'' *1982: ''Portrait of a Showgirl'' *1982: ''Not Just Another Affair'' **a.k.a. ''Perfect Affair'' *1982: ''Forbidden Love'' *1982: ''

Mazes and Monsters ''Mazes and Monsters'' (also known as ''Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters'') is a 1982 American made-for-television film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern about a group of college students and their interest in a fictitious role-playing game (RPG ...

'' **a.k.a. ''Dungeons and Dragons'' (USA: video box title) **a.k.a. ''Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters'' *1983: ''

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'' *1983: ''Still the Beaver'' *1983: ''An Uncommon Love'' *1984: '' Draw!'' *1984: ''Getting Physical'' *1984: ''Obsessive Love'' *1985: ''The Undergrads'' (as Steven H. Stern) *1985: ''Murder in Space'' *1985: ''Hostage Flight'' *1986: '' The Park Is Mine'' *1986: ''Young Again *1986: ''Many Happy Returns'' *1987: ''Not Quite Human'' (as Steven H. Stern) *1987: ''

Rolling Vengeance ''Rolling Vengeance'', also known as ''Monster Truck'', is a 1987 Canadian exploitation film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Don Michael Paul and Ned Beatty. The movie follows a truck driver that builds a special, eight-ton truck ...

'' *1988: '' Man Against the Mob'' ** a.k.a. ''Trouble in the City of Angels'' (USA: video title) *1988: ''Weekend War *1988: ''Crossing the Mob'' *1989: ''Final Notice'' (as Steven H. Stern) *1990: ''Personals'' *1991: ''

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'' *1991: ''Love & Murder'' *1992: ''

The Women of Windsor ''The Women of Windsor'' is a Canadian television movie of 1992 telling the stories of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York, directed by Steven Hilliard Stern.''New York Magazine'', 26 October 1992p. 133/ref> The movie was filmed ...

'' *1993: ''

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'' *1994: ''To Save the Children'' (as Steven Stern) *1995: '' Black Fox'' (as Steven H. Stern) *1995: '' Black Fox: The Price of Peace'' (as Steven H. Stern) *1995: ''The Silence of Adultery'' **a.k.a. as ''Laisse parler ton coeur'' (Canada: French title) *1995: '' Black Fox: Good Men and Bad'' (as Steven H. Stern) *1997: '' Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story'' *1998: '' City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal'' (as Steve Stern, co-directed with George Roy) *2002: '':03 from Gold'' (uncredited)

Television series

*1976: ''

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'' (unknown number of episodes) *1976: ''Bonnie and McCloud'' (TV episode) *1976: ''McCloud'' (1 episode) *1976: ''Who's Who in Neverland'' *1976-1977: ''Quincy M.E.'' (2 episodes) **a.k.a. "Quincy" (International: English informal title) *1977: ''Dog and Cat'' (unknown number of episodes) *1977: ''Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy?'' (TV episode) *1977: ''Wipe-Out'' (TV episode) *1977: ''The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries'' (1 episode) **a.k.a. ''The Nancy Drew Mysteries'' (USA: short title) *1977: ''Half LIfe'' (1 episode) *1977: ''Logan's Run'' (1 episode) *1977: ''Deep Cover'' (TV episode) *1977: ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1 episode) **a.k.a. ''McGarrett'' (USA: rerun title) *1981: ''Jessica Novak'' (1 episode) *1981: ''Closeup News'' (TV episode) *1998: ''Voices'' (TV episode) *1998: ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' (1 episode) *1999: ''The Dream Team''

Awards and nominations

*In 1980, he was nominated for a

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for "Best Original Screenplay" for ''

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