Steve Binder.
Steve Binder (born December 12, 1932) is the credited director of The Star Wars Holiday Special. He replaced David Acomba, who left during the middle of the production because of "artistic differences." One scene directed by Binder was the cantina sequence with Bea Arthur and Harvey Korman.[1]
An Emmy Award-winner,[2] Binder has been working in television since the 1960s. He has directed TV specials featuring musicians such as Liza Minnelli, Elvis Presley, Mac Davis, Barry Manilow, Olivia Newton-John, and Diana Ross.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Star Wars Holiday Special | Director[1] |
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
"'Star Wars' Invades TV" — Starlog 19
- ↑
Steve Binder on emmys.com (backup link archived on March 4, 2021)
External links
Steve Binder on Wikipedia- Steve Binder at the Internet Movie Database
- How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Steve Binder, Director Of The Star Wars Holiday Special by Harris, Blake on /Film (bad argument #2 to 'formatDate': invalid timestamp '2015-13-25') (backup link)
- 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' at 40: How a landmark TV bomb was born by Alter, Ethan on Yahoo! (November 16, 2018) (backup link archived on June 23, 2020)
- 144: Star Wars Holiday Special Director STEVE BINDER by Woloski, Sarah on Skylwaking network (November 17, 2016) (backup link archived on November 7, 2019)
