Roger Beatty

For the polymer scientist, see J. Roger Beatty.

Roger Beatty (January 24, 1933 – April 6, 2020) was an American director and screenwriter.

Roger Beatty
Born	(1933-01-24)January 24, 1933 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2020(2020-04-06) (aged 87) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1966–1988

After serving in the US Coast Guard for three years, Beatty began his television career in 1956, working on The Bing Crosby Show.^[a] He later worked on The Danny Kaye Show, Insight and The Red Skelton Hour. Beatty made his directorial debut on The Carol Burnett Show as an associate director. He also wrote for the show throughout its run,^[1][2] winning five Primetime Emmy Awards for his writing on the show.^[3]

Later in his career Beatty directed the television film Of Thee I Sing, with Dave Powers and Dick Hall. Beatty retired in 1988, last directing on the television series Mama's Family.^{[citation needed]}

Beatty died in April 2020 of prostate cancer at his home in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 87.^[4][5][6]

Notes

1. The sources cited here, as of July 2024, all state that Beatty began his career in television in 1956 with The Bing Crosby Show. There were several radio and television programs hosted by Crosby, including a radio program that aired in 1956, and Crosby made television appearances in 1956, but no sources could be found for a television program named The Bing Crosby Show in that year.