Dan Curtis
Creator
Born August 12, 1927 — Died March 27, 2006
From Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Also known as R. Daniel Curtis, Daniel Mayer Cherkoss
Biography
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American director and producer of television and film, best known for creating the horror soap Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows ran from 1966 to 1971 for a record-setting 1,225 episodes. Curtis also produced...
