American television and film director
John Patterson
Born John Tiffin Patterson
(1940-04-04 ) April 4, 1940Died February 7, 2005(2005-02-07) (aged 64) Occupation
Television director Years active 1974–2005 Children Charles Falk Patterson, Mary Denise Patterson
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
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 ,
Carnivàle ,
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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Season 6 episode 12 of The Sopranos , titled "
Kaisha ", was dedicated to him.
Selected filmography
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 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "The Happy Wanderer" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Bust Out" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Funhouse" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Employee of the Month" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Army of One" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "No Show" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Watching Too Much Television" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Whitecaps" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Where's Johnny?" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "Marco Polo" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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HBO .
"The Sopranos episode "All Due Respect" synopsis" . Archived from
the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2010 .
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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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