Kirk Browning
Kirk Browning
58 Directed
6 Series
Movies
Director
La Bohème
1977
Director
Alice in Wonderland
1983
Director
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
1978
Director
Working
1982
Director
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
Director
Our Town
1989
Director
Turandot
1987
Director
The Taming of the Shrew
1976
Director
Mayerling
1957
Director
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
1990
Director
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
2006
Director
Tosca
1985
Director
Snow White Live
1981
Full Filmography
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy – Stravinsky & Rachmaninov
Director
2010
Film
Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve
Director
2006
Film
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
Director
2006
Film
A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere
Director
1998
Film
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Director
1992
Film
Antony & Cleopatra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Director
1991
Film
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
Director
1990
Film
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Director
1990
Film
Our Town
Director
1989
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kirk Browning still alive?
Kirk Browning passed away on February 10, 2008 at age 86.
What are the most famous roles of Kirk Browning?
Kirk Browning is best known for directing Mayerling, Alice in Wonderland, The Taming of the Shrew.
How many movies has Kirk Browning directed?
Over a 57-year career (since 1951), Kirk Browning has directed or written 58 films and worked on 6 TV shows.
What was Kirk Browning's first movie?
The career of Kirk Browning began with Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms (1951).
What is Kirk Browning's most recent movie or series?
Kirk Browning's most recent release is Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy – Stravinsky & Rachmaninov, which premiered on January 1, 2010.
What TV shows has Kirk Browning created or directed?
On television, Kirk Browning has appeared in Great Performances, American Playhouse, Hallmark Hall of Fame, The United States Steel Hour.
Kirk Browning
1921-03-28 · New York City, New York, USA
Kirk Browning (March 28, 1921 – February 10, 2008) was an American television director and producer who had hundreds of productions to his credit, including 185 broadcasts of Live from Lincoln Center.
Born in New York City, Browning dropped out of Cornell University after attending for only one month and moved to Waco, Texas, where he was hired as a newspaper reporter. Because of a childhood injury, he was rejected by the United States Army when he tried to enlist during World War II, so he worked as an ambulance driver in England and France. In the late 1940s, he was a chicken farmer operating an egg route in Ridgefield, Connecticut when one of his customers offered him a job in the music library at NBC. The clerical position led to his directing live televised performances by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Soon after he was made a stage manager of the network's newly formed opera company, and he later became its Director.