As executive vice president of the National Telefilm Associates, producer Edyth “Edie” Landau oversaw original programming like “The David Susskind Show” and the anthology series “The Play of the Week.” She passed away on Saturday at her home. 95 years old.
In addition to “The Mike Wallace Show,” “Open End,” “The Bishop Queen Show,” and “One Night Stand,” Edie oversaw several television programs as EVP. Up until 1961, she was employed by a television production company.
Edie, who was born on July 15, 1927, to a Jewish family in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, emigrated to New York in 1948 to pursue a career in entertainment. Before taking a position as an executive at National Telefilm Associates, she worked as a production coordinator on radio programs like “Gangbusters” and “Mr. District Attorney.”
The business was a start-up at the time, owned by the late producer Ely Landau, to whom Edie eventually got married to.
Edie and her husband kept working together to create creative works, such “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” in 1962.
The film, which was an adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play of the same name, earned Katharine Hepburn, Dean Stockwell, Jason Robards, and Ralph Richardson performance nominations.
Edie is survived by her children, Jon, Tina, and Kathy, as well as her stepson, Les, and the families of her children.
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