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

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and

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, producer and

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Biography

Stern attended Ryerson Institute of Technology 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 made-for-TV movies, both in the

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and Canada, focusing on

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, noir thriller,

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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'' **a.k.a. ''Love All Summer'' (USA: video title) **a.k.a. ''Student Union'' *1975: '' I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?'' **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 controversial ...

'' *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 (R ...

'' **a.k.a. ''Dungeons and Dragons'' (USA: video box title) **a.k.a. ''Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters'' *1983: '' Baby Sister'' *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 who builds a special, eight-ton truck t ...

'' *1988: ''

Man Against the Mob ''Man Against the Mob'' (also known as ''Trouble in the City of Angels'') is a 1988 NBC television movie directed by Steven Hilliard Stern,Roberts, Jerry. ''Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. pp. 569. starring Ge ...

'' ** 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'' *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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