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Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 56141

IMDb ID: nm0947105

Known for: Directing

Born: February 14, 1926

Died: July 19, 2004

Age: 78

Place of birth: Berlin, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1956 - 1967

Years active: 12

Average TMDB rating: 5.89

Wikidata: Q2257282

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth, Jr. (February 14, 1926 in Berlin, Germany – July 19, 2004, in Amman, Jordan) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park builder. He began his career singing at age 10 at KDKA, the world's first radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He later became a radio producer. He directed more than 400 films for motivational, educational, and religious purposes. As an impresario, he directed the Wayne (Pa.) Concert Series from 1979 to 2003. However, he is best known for directing the classic film The Blob. He was married to Jean Yeaworth and had five children. Before he died in a road accident in Amman, he was building a theme park called Jordanian Experience at the Aquaba Gateway in Jordan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Yeaworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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