Sandy Howard

Sandy Howard (August 1, 1927 – May 16, 2008) was an American film producer and television producer. A native of the Bronx, New York City, Howard wrote short stories for publication in magazines like Liberty, and worked as a publicist for Broadway shows until he became a director for the Howdy Doody show at the age of nineteen; he later produced the Captain Kangaroo show.^[1]

He cooperated with Ray Heatherton creating the TV show The Merry Mailman in the early 1950s. He was producer of The Barry Gray Radio Show (1951–1958).^[2]

Among his film productions are A Man Called Horse (1970) and Man in the Wilderness (1971).

He contributed as writer on Vice Squad (1982).

Awards

• The Bronze Wrangler from the 1971 Western Heritage Awards, for A Man Called Horse (shared with director Elliot Silverstein, writer Jack DeWitt, and actors Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Corinna Tsopei and Richard Harris).^[3]

References

1. "Sandy Howard, 80; produced 'A Man Called Horse'" (Retrieved on May 18, 2008)
2. "Producer behind A Man Called Horse dies" – CBC News (Saturday, May 17, 2008) (Retrieved on May 17, 2008)
3. "Western Heritage Awards: 1971" – imdb.com (Retrieved on May 17, 2008)