American television and film director (1940?2005)
John Patterson
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Born
| John Tiffin Patterson
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1940-04-04
)
April 4, 1940
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Died
| February 7, 2005
(2005-02-07)
(aged 64)
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Occupation
| Television director
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Years active
| 1974?2005
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Children
| Charles Falk Patterson, Mary Denise Patterson
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John Tiffin Patterson
(April 4, 1940 ? February 7, 2005) was a
television director
known for his work on
drama series
, who also made
television films
. He directed thirteen episodes of
The Sopranos
, including the first five season finales. Patterson was born in
Buffalo, New York
.
Biography
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Aged 19, Patterson joined the
United States Air Force
where he navigated
B-52 bombers
for the
Strategic Air Command
. He resumed his college studies while a reservist and graduated from the
University at Buffalo
. He earned a master's degree at
Stanford University
in 1970, where he was a classmate of
The Sopranos
creator
David Chase
.
He was nominated for the
Emmy
award in 2002 and 2003 for his work on
The Sopranos
but he lost, and won The
Directors Guild of America
award for the show in 2002. As a director, Patterson worked for several television
studios
, including
HBO
and
CBS
. He directed episodes of
The Sopranos
,
Providence
,
The Practice
,
Carnivale
,
Family Law
,
Six Feet Under
,
CSI
,
CHiPs
,
Magnum P.I.
,
Hill Street Blues
,
The Guardian
, and the pilot episode of
Law & Order
. He also directed more than 12 television movies, usually thrillers and crime stories, including
A Deadly Silence
(1989) and
Seduced By Madness
(1996).
He was married to Casey Kelley, but they later divorced; they had two children named Mary and Charlie Patterson. Patterson died in
Los Angeles, California
of
prostate cancer
at the age of 64.
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[2]
Season 6 episode 12 of
The Sopranos
, titled "
Kaisha
", was dedicated to him.
Selected filmography
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References
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"John Patterson, 64; Director Noted for Work on 'Sopranos'
"
. Retrieved
18 February
2015
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"John Patterson, Director on 'Sopranos,' Dies at 64"
.
The New York Times
. 11 February 2005
. Retrieved
18 February
2015
.
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HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Meadowlands" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on July 25, 2016
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "The Happy Wanderer" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Bust Out" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Funhouse" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Employee of the Month" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Army of One" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "No Show" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Watching Too Much Television" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Whitecaps" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Where's Johnny?" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "Marco Polo" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
The Sopranos
episode "All Due Respect" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
- ^
HBO
.
"
Six Feet Under
episode "The Foot" synopsis"
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2014
. Retrieved
May 18,
2010
.
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"She Said No"
.
Turner Classic Movies
.
Atlanta
:
Turner Broadcasting System
(
Time Warner
)
. Retrieved
July 16,
2017
.
- ^
Strasburger, Victor C.; Wilson, Barbara J.; Jordan, Amy B. (2013).
Children, Adolescents, and the Media
(3rd ed.).
Thousand Oaks, California
:
SAGE Publications
.
ISBN
978-1412999267
.
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"Everybody's Favorite Bagman"
.
IMDb
.
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"A Wasted Weekend"
.
IMDb
.
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