birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
new york city , united states 31 august 1923 1950 -- 1987 david lowell rich
 david lowell rich director , producer
david lowell rich

david lowell rich -lrb- born august 31 , 1923 , date of death unknown -rrb- was an american film director and producer .
he directed nearly 100 films and tv episodes between 1950 and 1987 .
he was born in new york city .
he began directing on a regular basis in 1950 .
rich won an emmy for outstanding direction of a special in 1978 for `` the defection of simas kudirka '' .
his brother was director john rich .
