Hartung, Charles Robert

Male 1917 - 1999  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  Hartung, Charles Robert was born on 6 Mar 1917 in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Mar 1999 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA; was buried after 9 Mar 1999 in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.

    Notes:

    He was teaching at the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Mexico. They had a memorial celebration of his life and work at 6 pm on March 30, 1999 at the Rodey Theatre,UNM Campus according to a note from the University 505.277.4332. Albuquerque, NM 87131-1406.The Summer 1999 cornell Report Page 24 listed his name in memoriam as follows.
    "After earining an MFA at Yale in 1943, he headed to New York to begin nearly a 30 year career directing plays and working in television. He was the associate producer for several CBSs Playhouse productions and assistant or associate director for numerous NBC productions including "The Sid Caesar Show," " The Voice of Firestone, " "Alcoa Playhouse," and "Amateur Hour." In 1972 he joined the faculty at the University of New Mexico's theater arts department and opened the Rodey and Experimental theaters there. He retired from teaching in 1990. He is survived by a sister, a nephew, and a niece. "