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Eugene Gordon Minter

Birth
Benton County, Missouri, USA
Death
24 Oct 1994 (aged 86)
Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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s/o Samuel S Minter and Atta E Dukes
married: Ellouise E Mitchell in 1933
Graduate of Colorado College 1930
Chemistry-Science Degree
Sigma Chi Omega & Theta Alpha Phi
Yale Drama School 1935-1938
Master of Fine Arts Degree as Marshall of his class
University of Colorado
Played Football
He was a College Professor of Drama
University of Texas, until 1948
One of the founders of the:
College of Fine Arts/University of Texas, Austin
He worked for Leo Burnett Advertising Agency in it's Holloywood office. retiring after 26 years as Vice President in 1973
He was a Producer & Director of Television Commercials
One of the pioneers of television, he came to Hollywood in 1948 as a director at Paramount Studios television station KTLA, where he did the first live remote broadcast before the days of network TV.
He retired in 1973 and moved to Santa Cruz CA, where he residied until 1989, moving to Lake Oswego, OR
He was a lifetime member of the Directors Guild of America
survived by wife, Ellouise
daughter, Niki Minter Mancebo Gearheart OR

source for obit: Santa Cruz Sentinel
s/o Samuel S Minter and Atta E Dukes
married: Ellouise E Mitchell in 1933
Graduate of Colorado College 1930
Chemistry-Science Degree
Sigma Chi Omega & Theta Alpha Phi
Yale Drama School 1935-1938
Master of Fine Arts Degree as Marshall of his class
University of Colorado
Played Football
He was a College Professor of Drama
University of Texas, until 1948
One of the founders of the:
College of Fine Arts/University of Texas, Austin
He worked for Leo Burnett Advertising Agency in it's Holloywood office. retiring after 26 years as Vice President in 1973
He was a Producer & Director of Television Commercials
One of the pioneers of television, he came to Hollywood in 1948 as a director at Paramount Studios television station KTLA, where he did the first live remote broadcast before the days of network TV.
He retired in 1973 and moved to Santa Cruz CA, where he residied until 1989, moving to Lake Oswego, OR
He was a lifetime member of the Directors Guild of America
survived by wife, Ellouise
daughter, Niki Minter Mancebo Gearheart OR

source for obit: Santa Cruz Sentinel


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