From: epwise@yahoo.com   
      
   John Rich, director of beloved television shows like "Gilligan's Island,"   
   "All In the Family," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Bonanza," "Barney Miller,"   
   "Gunsmoke," "The Rifleman," "The Twilight Zone" and "Murphy Brown" has   
   passed away at the age of 86, according to Deadline.   
      
   Rich started his broadcast career while at University of Michigan in the   
   1940s, working as a radio sports announcer, earning one dollar an hour. "My   
   early inspiration for getting into television was the need to eat on a   
   regular basis," he said in an interview.   
      
   DGA President Taylor Hackford said in a statement, "We are deeply saddened   
   to learn today of the passing of John Rich.  A legendary figure in the   
   history of TV comedy, John tirelessly served our Guild for nearly six   
   decades.  He directed some of the most beloved classics of all time and his   
   skills as a television director were unsurpassed, but no matter how busy   
   and successful his career was, John always made time for the DGA ... Our   
   hearts go out to his wife Pat and his family at this difficult time."   
      
   Rich directed Twilight Zone's "A Most Unusual Camera" and "A Kind of   
   Stopwatch."   
      
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