From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Peter Huls Hunt December 19 1938 April 26 2020 was an American theatre film and television director and a theatrical lighting designer Born in Pasadena California Hunt began his career as a lighting designer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1958 He became Artistic Director in 1989 a post he held until 1995 In 1969 he helmed the Broadway musical 1776 winning the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his efforts His next project Georgy was less successful closing after only four performances He received a second Tony nomination for Goodtime Charley in 1975 His most recent Broadway project was The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1997 He has since directed several benefit shows for the Actors Fund in Los Angeles including staged readings of Sunset Boulevard and Casablanca Hunts feature film credits include the screen adaptation of 1776 and Give em Hell Harry He has directed numerous television movies including four based on the Hart to Hart series and episodes of Baywatch Baywatch Nights and Touched by an Angel among others He was producerdirector of four of the feature adaptations in the Peabody Awardwinning Mark Twain Series on PBS including Life on the Mississippi and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Hunt is the uncle of actress Helen Hunt through his halfbrother director Gordon Hunt He resides in Los Angeles California He is married to former actress Barbette Tweed daughter of lawyercivic leader Harrison Tweed The couple have three children Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter H Hunt licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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