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Russell Morash
Person

Russell Morash

Specialty
Creator
Birth
February 11, 1936 · 88 years
Death
June 19, 2024
Origin
Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

Technical Alias

Russ Morash

Professional Trajectory

Russell Morash (1936–2024) was an American television producer and director best known as the creator of This Old House. A longtime producer at WGBH in Boston, he also worked on influential programs including The French Chef, The Victory Garden, and The New Yankee Workshop. Morash helped pioneer instructional television by putting skilled craftspeople and experts at the center of practical, real-world programs. His work on This Old House, which debuted in 1979, helped establish the modern home-improvement television genre.

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