Date of Birth
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03-March-1944
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Place of Birth
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Los Angeles County
(California, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Chuck Braverman, Charles "Chuck" Dell Braverman
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Profession
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Film Producer, Film Director, Television Director, Television Producer, Cinematographer
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Charles "Chuck" Dell Braverman is an American film director, documentary filmmaker and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject for his 2000 documentary, Curtain Call; he was also nominated for three Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary, winning in 2000 for High School Boot Camp. He has also directed episodes of several major television series, including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and Northern Exposure as well as television films such as the Prince of Bel Air.
Among his earliest efforts was a short film called American Time Capsule set to "Beat That #?!* Drum" by famous drummer Sandy Nelson . The film was composed of hundreds of short clips of art and photos depicting 200 years of American history in two and a half minutes. This film was originally seen on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on the CBS network in 1968. The Smothers Brothers commissioned a second film from Braverman about the year 1968 for their final 1969 season.
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