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Maury Dexter

Specialty
Directing
Birth
June 12, 1927 · 89 years
Death
May 28, 2017
Origin
Paris, Arkansas, USA

Professional Trajectory

Maury Dexter was an American film and television director and producer known for his work on low-budget films during the 1960s and his collaborations with television producer Michael Landon. He began his career as an actor, appearing in the Three Stooges short Uncivil War Birds (1946). Transitioning to directing and producing, Dexter worked on films such as The High Powered Rifle (1960) and Maryjane (1968). In television, he directed episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, contributing significantly to their success.

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