Hy Averback

Director

Birthday October 21, 1920

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Minnesota

DEATH DATE Oct 14, 1997 (76)

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About

Producer and director of television classics like M*A*S*H, F Troop, and McCloud.

Before Fame

He was the voice of Tokyo Mose during World War II, the lighthearted American response to the propagandistic Tokyo Rose broadcasts from Japan.

Trivia

He was the radio announcer for Jack Paar and Bob Hope and appeared in television shows like I Love Lucy and on film in The Great Bank Robbery.

Family Life

He grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Associated With

He was the director of more than 100 episodes of The Real McCoys sitcom starring Walter Brennan.