Abby Singer Net Worth

Abby Singer Net Worth is
$7 Million

Abby Singer Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Abner E. "Abby" Singer (December 8, 1917 – March 13, 2014) was an American production manager and assistant director in film between the 1950s and the 1980s. His name has become famous in Hollywood as a phrase describing the second-to-last shot of the day as the "Abby Singer".According to Burt Bluestein of the Directors Guild of America, "It all began when Abby was a 1st AD and people on the crew would ask him how many shots were left to do before lunch. Abby would answer, 'We'll do this and one more.' At the end of the day, when they asked what was to be done before the wrap, Abby would say, 'This and one more, then we're out of here.'" Abby Singer himself explains the reason behind calling out the second to last shot; "In television, we would make maybe five or six moves during the day — going from one set to another, or from one stage to another. Or we'd move from the back lot to a stage. I would say, 'Fellas, we'll do this [shot] and one more and then we're moving.' This would give the crew a chance to begin wrapping up their equipment or to call transportation for gurneys, so they'd be ready to get out quickly... I did it really to save time for the director. If we did it during the day, I could save 10 to 15 minutes each time we had to move. I could give the director another hour a day of shooting."The actual last shot of the production day is referred to as a "martini," referring to the alcoholic beverage.Abby Singer died of cancer on March 13, 2014 in California at the age of 96.

Date Of BirthDecember 8, 1917
Died2014-03-13
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
ProfessionProduction Manager, Miscellaneous Crew, Assistant Director
Star SignSagittarius
#Fact
1Worked as a production manager and assistant director in film between the 1950s and the 1980s. His name has become famous in Hollywood as a phrase describing the second-to-last shot of the day ("the Abby Singer"). The last shot of the day is known as the "Martini". Mr. Singer got the reputation for calling the "Martini" shot and after that shot was completed he would state they had one more shot to do. Eventually the second to the last shot was referred to as the "Abby Singer".

Production Manager

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Virginian1966-1968TV Series unit manager - 42 episodes
Tammy and the Millionaire1967unit production manager
Out of Sight1966unit production manager
Family Plan1997unit production manager
Major Dad1989-1993TV Series unit production manager - 6 episodes
Uncle Buck1990TV Series unit production manager - 1 episode
Columbo1989TV Series unit production manager - 3 episodes
St. ElsewhereTV Series unit production manager - 24 episodes, 1983 - 1988 executive in charge of production - 22 episodes, 1982 - 1983
Hill Street BluesTV Series executive in charge of production - 47 episodes, 1981 - 1983 unit production manager - 1 episode, 1982
Remington Steele1982-1983TV Series executive in charge of production - 22 episodes
Newhart1982-1983TV Series executive in charge of production - 8 episodes
In Defense of Kids1983TV Movie executive in charge of production
Lou GrantTV Series executive in charge of production - 44 episodes, 1980 - 1982 production executive - 2 episodes, 1979
WKRP in CincinnatiTV Series executive in charge of production - 2 episodes, 1982 production executive - 2 episodes, 1980
A Little Sex1982production manager: Los Angeles
The White ShadowTV Series supervising production manager - 11 episodes, 1978 - 1979 executive in charge of production - 4 episodes, 1980 - 1981 production executive - 2 episodes, 1980
Thornwell1981TV Movie production executive: MTM Enterprises
First, You Cry1978TV Movie supervising production manager
The Meanest Men in the West1978TV Movie unit production manager
The Bob Newhart ShowTV Series production manager - 68 episodes, 1975 - 1978 unit production manager - 24 episodes, 1974 - 1975
Nowhere to Run1978TV Movie production manager
RhodaTV Series unit production manager - 49 episodes, 1974 - 1976 production manager - 13 episodes, 1978
Something for Joey1977TV Movie production manager
The Tony Randall Show1976-1977TV Series production manager - 3 episodes
Mary Tyler MooreTV Series unit production manager - 27 episodes, 1974 - 1975 production manager - 21 episodes, 1975 - 1976
PhyllisTV Series production manager - 18 episodes, 1975 - 1976 unit production manager - 1 episode, 1975
Mary's Incredible Dream1976TV Movie unit production manager
Three for the Road1975TV Series unit production manager - 1 episode
Gunsmoke1974TV Series production manager - 10 episodes
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers1974TV Series unit production manager - 1 episode
Barney Miller1974TV Series unit manager - 1 episode
Young Love1974TV Movie production manager
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974unit production manager
The Doris Day Show1968-1973TV Series production manager - 98 episodes
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special1971TV Special production manager
The Tim Conway Show1970TV Series production manager - 2 episodes
Istanbul Express1968TV Movie unit manager
It Takes a Thief1968TV Series unit manager - 17 episodes
The Counterfeit Killer1968unit production manager
Shadow Over Elveron1968TV Movie unit manager

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Crisis Center1997TV Series production consultant - 1 episode
Diagnosis Murder1996-1997TV Series production consultant - 18 episodes
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996-1997TV Series production consultant - 10 episodes
Tattinger's1988-1989TV Series production consultant - 8 episodes
Newhart1983-1985TV Series production consultant - 50 episodes
Remington Steele1983-1985TV Series production consultant - 50 episodes
Hill Street BluesTV Series production consultant - 32 episodes, 1983 - 1985 executive in charge of production - 8 episodes, 1982 production executive - 1 episode, 1981
The Duck Factory1984TV Series production consultant - 4 episodes
Bay City Blues1983TV Series production consultant - 1 episode
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier1980TV Movie production executive
The White Shadow1979-1980TV Series production executive - 7 episodes
Lou Grant1979-1980TV Series production executive - 25 episodes
The Boy Who Drank Too Much1980TV Movie production executive

Assistant Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Barney Miller1974TV Series first assistant director - 1 episode
Coronado 91960-1961TV Series assistant director - 4 episodes
Bachelor Father1960TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
The Jack Benny Program1958-1960TV Series assistant director - 4 episodes
State Trooper1959TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
Cimarron City1958-1959TV Series assistant director - 2 episodes
Buckskin1959TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
Wagon Train1958-1959TV Series assistant director - 9 episodes
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1958-1959TV Series assistant director - 2 episodes
General Electric Theater1958TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
The Millionaire1958TV Series assistant director - 2 episodes
Casey Jones1957-1958TV Series assistant director - 6 episodes
Tales of Wells Fargo1958TV Series assistant director - 7 episodes
M Squad1957-1958TV Series assistant director - 2 episodes
Suspicion1957TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
The George Sanders Mystery Theater1957TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
Circus Boy1956-1957TV Series assistant director - 3 episodes
The Ford Television Theatre1955-1957TV Series assistant director - 5 episodes
Hellcats of the Navy1957assistant director
The Guns of Fort Petticoat1957assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers1957TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1954-1956TV Series assistant director - 33 episodes
7th Cavalry1956assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
He Laughed Last1956assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
Over-Exposed1956assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
A Lawless Street1955assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
Hook a Crook1955Short assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
Gypped in the Penthouse1955Short assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
Kids Will Be Kids1954Short assistant director - as Abner E. Singer
Cannibal Attack1954assistant director - as Abner Singer
Shot in the Frontier1954Short assistant director - as Abner Singer
Massacre Canyon1954assistant director - as Abner Singer
Income Tax Sappy1954Short assistant director - as Abner Singer
Death of a Salesman1951second assistant director

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Family Plan1997producer
The Last Best Place1996TV Movie producer
Burke's Law1994-1995TV Series producer - 5 episodes
Winnetka Road1994TV Series line producer - 1 episode
Major Dad1989-1993TV Series coordinating producer - 6 episodes
Columbo1989TV Series coordinating producer - 3 episodes
St. Elsewhere1983-1986TV Series coordinating producer - 32 episodes

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Man in the Chair2007Abby Singer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Paris, je t'aime2006thanks
Henry and Marvin2001Short very special thanks

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards2014TV SpecialHimself - Producer, Executive (In Memoriam)

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007Best Ensemble CastMethod FestMan in the Chair (2007)
1985Frank Capra Achievement AwardDirectors Guild of America, USA

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1988Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1987Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1986Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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