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Bill Schechner(1941-2023)

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Bill Schechner was born on 10 December 1941 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Main Street (1985), Zelenka (1968) and NBC News Overnight (1982). He died on 22 March 2023 in the USA.
BornDecember 10, 1941
DiedMarch 22, 2023(81)
BornDecember 10, 1941
DiedMarch 22, 2023(81)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Main Street
TV Series
  • Writer(as William Schechner)
  • 1985
William Finley in Zelenka (1968)
Zelenka
Short
  • Additional Crew(as William Schechner)
  • 1968
NBC News Overnight (1982)
NBC News Overnight
8.4
TV Series
  • Self
  • 1982
Real Life with Jane Pauley
TV Series
  • Self - Correspondent
  • 1990

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Writer

  • Main Street
    TV Series
    • Writer (as William Schechner)
    • 1985

Additional Crew

  • William Finley in Zelenka (1968)
    Zelenka
    Short
    • special assistance (as William Schechner)
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • William Schechner
  • Born
    • December 10, 1941
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • March 22, 2023
    • USA

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    Has won two San Francisco Emmys, a DuPont/Columbia University Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Charitas Award.

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