Andrew McCullough, directed Orson Welles in 'King Lear'

[Wellesnet]

Director Andrew McCullough, who helmed Peter Brook staging of King Lear starring Orson Welles, died on January 22, 2019. He was 94.

On the night of its airing, October 18, 1953, the broadcast ran commercial-free, thanks to persuasive negotiations by Brook and Welles.

Brook later recalled that as he sat at the control panels, "I saw him [McCullough] intoxicated with the possibilities of the new medium, cutting wildly from one camera to another."

McCullough also helmed episodes of Leave It to Beaver, 77 Sunset Strip, The Fugitive, Maverick, Lassie and Hawaiian Eye and later served as an AD on Happy Days.